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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Is Your Trip Necessary?
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Is Your Trip Necessary?

Object numberMO 2009.3.2.1
Name Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1941 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 22 1/2 in x W 16 in (57.2 cm x 40.6 cm )
DescriptionA poster featuring a black and green-tone photographic image of a crowd of people seated in a train car. White text at the top of the poster reads: IS YOUR / TRIP NECESSARY? At the bottom of the poster is a red band with white and black text reading: NEEDLESS TRAVEL / interferes with the War Effort / Office of Defense Transportation. Additional small text in the bottom margin of the poster reads: OWI Poster No. 73. Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D. C. / U. S. Government Printing Office : 1943-O-533555.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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