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US WWII "If you tell where he's going...He may never get there!" Framed Original Propaganda Poster

Estimate: $400 - $800

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The fact that the United States, of course combined with the efforts of the other members of the “Big Four” (Britain, Russia, and China), fought and defeated Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan at the height of their nefarious powers, is an incredible testament to the might of the American war machine, from the front lined armed forces to the manufacturing and rationing effort on the home front. The US government printed a variety of “propaganda” posters to encourage the best effort of folks on the home front to support the war effort, ranging from buying war bonds, to putting forth maximum effort at their jobs, to keeping quiet about troop movements so as to not put the lives of American servicemen at risk. This US WW2 "If you tell where he's going...He may never get there!" Framed Original Propaganda Poster is in Good Condition, with one vertical fold line running down the middle, three horizontal fold lines running across the upper, middle, and lower, some small tears at the three intersections of those fold lines running down the middle, a very small tear in the upper portion of the brown paper backing, and with some scattered age wear evident. Most interestingly, it remains beautifully matted in a 36” x 28” carved brown wood frame, sports a hanging wire across the upper back, and boasts a crisp illustration at front, with “If you tell where / he’s going… / He may never / get there!” printed in white within a red rectangle at the lower left front (the edge trim of the custom matting was crafted in complementary red, white, and blue), with a square jawed US Navy sailor “shoving off” with his sea bag and stowed hammock hefted onto his shoulder above the patriotic message. It carries the name of the illustrator, “JOHN FALTER / USNR”, printed in grayish black at the upper left front, exhibits “Distributed for the Issuing Agency / by the Office of War Information” printed in small black font at the lower right front corner, and is a fine example of a very rare, original US WW2 "If you tell where he's going...He may never get there!" Framed Original Propaganda Poster.

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