Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
What Nazis Think of German Americans
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.20.15.1
Object Type
Poster
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body
Division of Public Inquiries, OWI
(American, founded 1942)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 22 in (71.1 cm x 55.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster regarding German-Americans. On a black background is a vivid red-orange profile caricature of a man’s head speaking into a microphone topped with the Nazi swastika. The word “LIES” is coming out of the man’s mouth. Wording above the image, in the same color, reads: WHAT NAZIS THINK OF GERMAN-AMERICANS. Flanking the bottom of the caricature are two paragraphs in beige lettering – one in German and one in English – followed by lines of German text made to look like a telegram message alternated with the English translation. The English version reads: Braun von Stumm, spokesman for Joseph Goebbels, at a press conference held in the Ministry of Press and Propaganda, Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin, on October 28, 1942, described German emigrants to America as follows: / OCTOBER 28 3:33 P.M. BERLIN / GERMAN EMIGRANTS ARE COMPLETELY / UPROOTED CREATES WHO DO / NOT DESERVE TO BE CALLED GERMAN.
Small text along the bottom edge of the poster reads: OWI Poster No. 48. 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-512675.
Additional DetailsSmall text along the bottom edge of the poster reads: OWI Poster No. 48. 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-512675.
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
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.In Collection(s)
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