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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.
When You Ride Alone You Ride with Hitler!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

When You Ride Alone You Ride with Hitler!

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.99
Object Type Poster
Artist (American, 1906 - 1974)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 22 in (71.1 cm x 55.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a man driving in a convertible automobile, top down. Seated next to him in the passenger seat is a ghostly outline image of Adolf Hitler. Black and yellow text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: When you ride ALONE / you ride with Hitler! / Join a / Car-Sharing Club / TODAY! The artwork is by Gilbert Weimer Pursell. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943-O-538876.
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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