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Don't Let That Shadow Touch Them

Lawrence Beall Smith1942

U.S. National Archives

U.S. National Archives
United States

A color poster featuring an illustration of a standing boy, looking upwards. He is holding a U.S. military plane model in one hand and putting a protective arm out in front of a younger boy wearing a paper hat and an American flag. Sitting in front of them is a small girl with a doll. The large, ominous shadow of the Nazi Swastika surrounds them on the grass they are on. White and yellow text at the bottom of the poster reads: Don't Let That Shadow Touch Them / Buy WAR BONDS. The artwork is by Lawrence Beall Smith. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U. S. Government Printing Office : 1942-O-462211 WSS 451-A.

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  • Title: Don't Let That Shadow Touch Them
  • Creator: Lawrence Beall Smith (1909-1995), U.S. Government Printing Office, War Savings Staff, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
  • Date Created: 1942
  • Location Created: Washington, DC
  • Physical Dimensions: overall H 40 in x W 28 1/2 in (101.6 cm x 72.4 cm )
  • Provenance: Gift of Adriance Memorial Library
  • Type: Poster
  • Original Source: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/739394
  • Rights: Unrestricted
  • Medium: paper
U.S. National Archives

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