Place | North & Central America: United States of America |
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Accession Number | ARTV05886 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Sheet: 66 cm x 46.9 cm |
Object type | Poster |
Physical description | offset lithograph on paper |
Maker |
Meyers, Nancy Morse War Department Safety Council U.S. Government Printing Office |
Place made | United States of America: Washington DC |
Date made | 1943 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Don't get hurt
Description
United States Second World War poster issued by the United States War Department Safety Council in 1943. It features a close up portrait of a US Soldier lying down and aiming his rifle. It urges soldiers to protect themselves from injury so that they may fight 'full time'. The title text and main message of the poster is positioned centre bottom.