Air raid precautions Keep cool dont scream dont run prevent disorder obey all instruc – Antique 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.)
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Air raid precautions Keep cool dont scream dont run prevent disorder obey all instruc
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Keep cool, don't scream, don't run: these three commands lead this color silkscreen poster, which tells residents how to behave during an air raid drill. It was produced under the Pennsylvania arm of the Works Progress Administration's art program and is dated between 1941 and 1943, with a January 21, 1943 date stamp on the front. A pencil note credits the design to Charlotte Angus. After the United States entered World War II, civil defense programs spread through American cities, and practice alerts and blackouts were meant to prepare communities for a feared attack from the air. The poster's plain, direct wording shows how such materials aimed to shape public conduct quickly.
| 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 in pencil on recto: Artist: Charlotte Angus. Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 269 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1939-1945--Civil defense--Pennsylvania. Air raid drills--Pennsylvania--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,019 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 50_Air_raid_precautions_Ke_1941 |
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