I pledge allegiance and silence about the war – Antique Poster Print
(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.)
Description
A window into the past: I pledge allegiance and silence about the war, preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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I pledge allegiance and silence about the war
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Few pictures on this board turn a patriotic ritual into a warning as neatly as this one, using the words of the Pledge of Allegiance to urge wartime discretion. The pencil note on the back credits Thomas A. Byrne as designer, and the Federal Art Project sponsored the work under the Work Projects Administration, whose artists produced silkscreen posters for public messages during the Second World War. Its flag motif and slogan reflect the security campaigns of 1941, when officials worried about careless talk. A date stamp of January 1943 shows the poster was still in use well into the war.
| Created / published | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on recto: Jan 21 43. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Hand-written on recto in pencil: Thomas A. Byrne - designer. · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1939-1945--Communications. Flags--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,785 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 606_I_pledge_allegiance_and_1941 |
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