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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.
Don't Let That Shadow Touch Them
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Don't Let That Shadow Touch Them

Object numberMO 2005.13.36.85.2
Name Poster
Artist (American, 1909 - 1995)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1941 - 1943)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1789)
Date1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 40 in x W 28 1/2 in (101.6 cm x 72.4 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a standing boy, looking upwards. He is holding a U.S. military plane model in one hand and putting a protective arm out in front of a younger boy wearing a paper hat and an American flag. Sitting in front of them is a small girl with a doll. The large, ominous shadow of the Nazi Swastika surrounds them on the grass they are on. White and yellow text at the bottom of the poster reads: Don't Let That Shadow Touch Them / Buy WAR BONDS. The artwork is by Lawrence Beall Smith. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U. S. Government Printing Office : 1942-O-462211 WSS 451-A.
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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