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United States. Office of War Information

 Organization

Biographical / Historical

Established 1942; abolished 1945

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

The War's not over 'til our last man is free, circa 1941-1945

 File — Box: Medium Posters, 1940-1949, Folder: 2
Identifier: 642075
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The earliest posters in the collection feature Leonora Jackson, one of the first female violinists to gain international fame, circa 1900-1915. The most recent poster is a 2020 Black Lives Matter poster. In between is everything from a 1968 Nixon/Agnew campaign poster, to Baltimore City Fair posters from the 1970s, to a poster from the U.S. Pro Cycle Championship held in Baltimore in 1982.The bulk of the posters in the collection, over 1,000, are World War I and World War II era...
Dates: circa 1941-1945

This Man May Die if you talk too much, circa 1941-1945

 File — Box: Medium Posters, 1940-1949, Folder: 14
Identifier: GPO 1943-512479
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The earliest posters in the collection feature Leonora Jackson, one of the first female violinists to gain international fame, circa 1900-1915. The most recent poster is a 2020 Black Lives Matter poster. In between is everything from a 1968 Nixon/Agnew campaign poster, to Baltimore City Fair posters from the 1970s, to a poster from the U.S. Pro Cycle Championship held in Baltimore in 1982.The bulk of the posters in the collection, over 1,000, are World War I and World War II era...
Dates: circa 1941-1945