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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.
Jappy So-O-O Happy When This Happens to You
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Jappy So-O-O Happy When This Happens to You

Object numberMO 2005.13.38.179
Name Poster
Artist (American, 1897 - 1986)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1775)
Dateca. 1939-1945
Mediumcardstock
Dimensionsoverall H 22 in x W 17 in (55.9 cm x 43.2 cm )
DescriptionA red poster featuring a color caricature illustration of Hideki Tojo wearing glasses and a cap with his name (TOJO) on it. Below the caricature is a large white arrow pointing right and including black text reading: WATCH OUT FOR THE DRIVER / AHEAD, THE DRIVER BEHIND / AND THE ONE AROUND THE / CORNER! The arrow is pointing to an illustration of two cars colliding with a man and a woman being tossed into the air above, topped by black text proclaiming: JAPPY / SO-O-O / HAPPY / WHEN / THIS / HAPPENS / TO / YOU. A black and white banner along the bottom of the poster reads: NAVY DEPARTMENT SAFETY POSTER. The artwork is by Chuck Thorndike.
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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