Smoking stacks attract attacks Dont invite disaster / PvP. – Historic Poster Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This vintage poster of Smoking stacks attract attacks Dont invite disaster / PvP. brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Among the WPA posters on this board, this one stands out for its warning about industrial targets rather than soldiers or ships at sea. Its slogan, "Smoking stacks attract attacks," urges factory workers and the public to keep lights, smoke and loose talk in check, since enemy submarines hunted for the glow and plumes of coastal plants. The subject tags point to Japanese submarines and naval warfare in the early 1940s, a period when the United States was still at peace but was building up its defenses and production. Federal Art Project designers produced many such posters to carry safety and morale messages to a broad public.
| Created / published | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Promotional goal: U.S. J26. 1941-43. · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1939-1945--Naval operations. Naval warfare--1940-1950. Submarines--Japanese--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,733 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 748_Smoking_stacks_attract_1940 |
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