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Collection StructurePoster collection
> Live news or live Sammies - which do you prefer? "Why must my boy's letters be censored? Why can't they let him tell me where he is and what he is doing? ... There is nothing mysterious about the German spy system. It is simply the quiet, ceaseless collection of fragments of fact - often individually harmless - by German agent everywhere. ... Already ... his task is daily becoming more difficult as Americans begin to open their eyes and shut their mouths ...
Item Title
Live news or live Sammies - which do you prefer? "Why must my boy's letters be censored? Why can't they let him tell me where he is and what he is doing? ... There is nothing mysterious about the German spy system. It is simply the quiet, ceaseless collection of fragments of fact - often individually harmless - by German agent everywhere. ... Already ... his task is daily becoming more difficult as Americans begin to open their eyes and shut their mouths ...
Collection TitlePoster collection
Issuing Body
United States. Committee on Public Information. Division of Advertising
Date Created1917/1918?
Description
Photograph of a censored letter.
Language(s)
Country of Origin
Country of OriginUnited States
DimensionsOverall: 17 x 12 in. (43.2 x 30.5 cm)
FormatPoster
Medium
political posters
Color
black and white
Hoover IDPoster US 4120
Record NumberXX343.27641
Collection Guidehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt829015km
RightsNo known restrictions.
