Is Your Trip Necessary?
Artifact IDMO 2009.3.2.1
Object Type
Poster
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
Office of Defense Transportation
(American, 1941 - 1945)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 22 1/2 in x W 16 in (57.2 cm x 40.6 cm )
Physical 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 DetailsCredit 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)
Exhibitions
Not on view