Warning from the FBI (OWI Poster No. 74)
Washington: Office of War Information, 1943. Framed poster. Approximately 19.75" x 27.75". Framed dimensions approximately 26" x 34" Very good. Some browning to edges, a couple of areas of light spotting, a few shallow edge chips, edge tears, corner tack holes, and old fold creases. Not examined out of frame.
Original World War II domestic propaganda poster from the controversial Office of War Information. The warning and message from J. Edgar Hoover's FBI requests the aid of every American in rooting out spies and saboteurs with information they might glean in the course of their daily lives. "When you suspect the presence of enemy agents, tell it to the FBI."
A striking piece of history from the World War II home front. Framed, and ready to hang.
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