Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Displaced Persons
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.33.6
Object Type
Poster
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Department of War
(American, 1789 - 1947)
Date1946
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 18 3/8 in x W 24 1/2 in (46.7 cm x 62.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster with the wording, “Displaced Persons / It could have been YOU!” The poster features three separate "snapshot" illustrations of people in Europe displaced by the war, including a homeless mother and child, a group seeking information and assistance, and people lined up outside in the cold along a barbed wire barrier with their belongings. The unidentified artist's facsimile initials are in the corner of each image: "SD".
Small text printed in the lower left section of the poster reads, “WD Poster 21-2, ‘Displaced Persons’ / Prepared by Information and Education Division, WDSS / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1946—O-715144” followed by distribution information.
Additional DetailsSmall text printed in the lower left section of the poster reads, “WD Poster 21-2, ‘Displaced Persons’ / Prepared by Information and Education Division, WDSS / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1946—O-715144” followed by distribution information.
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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