When You Ride Alone You Ride with Hitler!
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.99
Object Type
Poster
Artist
Gilbert Weimer Pursell
(American, 1906 - 1974)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(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 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