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> Who said Uncle was safe? Other countries said "it can't happen here" but look at them today. There is only one answer to the fifth columnist's line and that is the production line. Keep it moving. You are a production soldier ... America's first line of defense is here.
Item Title
Who said Uncle was safe? Other countries said "it can't happen here" but look at them today. There is only one answer to the fifth columnist's line and that is the production line. Keep it moving. You are a production soldier ... America's first line of defense is here.
Collection TitlePoster collection
Artist
Hungerford, Cyrus C.
Date Created1941
Description
Drawing of Uncle Sam sitting on a step looking toward Europe, while behind his a large green hand with a bloody knife is threatening to strike him from behind a column labelled "fifth column."
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Country of Origin
Place PublishedPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Country of OriginUnited States
DimensionsOverall: 22 x 14 in. (55.9 x 35.6 cm)
FormatPoster
Medium
political posters
Color
color
Hoover IDPoster US 6544
Record NumberXX343.30681
Collection Guidehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt829015km
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