"Won't You Give My Boy a Chance to Get Home?"

Title

"Won't You Give My Boy a Chance to Get Home?"

Subject

Communication Artifacts ; Advertising Media ; Poster

Description

Poster depicts a mother standing in front of a blue star banner. Text: "'Won't you give my boy a chance to get home?' Don't travel -- unless your trip helps win the war." The back of this poster includes a description of railroads and their importance to the war effort. Published by the U.S. Office of Defense Transportation

Creator

Rozen, Jerome

Source

Emil A. Blackmore Museum Collection (Poster ID: 1913)

Publisher

U.S. Government Printing Office: 1944-O-606790

Date

1944

Rights

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Format

20 x 27 in.

Language

eng

Type

still image

Identifier

1913

Coverage

World War II, 1939-1945 ; United States (nation)

Collection

Citation

Rozen, Jerome, “"Won't You Give My Boy a Chance to Get Home?",” The Emil A. Blackmore Museum, accessed April 18, 2024, https://legionmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/155.

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