Don't let that shadow touch them: buy war bonds.

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Three children with toys and a flag, on a lawn scattered with small white flowers, are surrounded by the shadow of a swastika. One boy holds a toy military airplane. Another boy wears a paper hat and holds a flag on a makeshift pole. The girl is seated and holds a doll.

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1 poster : col. ; 51 x 36 cm.

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Smith, Lawrence Beall, 1909- 1942.

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This poster is part of the collection entitled: World War Poster Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 58895 times, with 134 in the last month. More information about this poster can be viewed below.

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Three children with toys and a flag, on a lawn scattered with small white flowers, are surrounded by the shadow of a swastika. One boy holds a toy military airplane. Another boy wears a paper hat and holds a flag on a makeshift pole. The girl is seated and holds a doll.

Physical Description

1 poster : col. ; 51 x 36 cm.

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"U.S. Government Printing Office : 1942-O-462211"

"WSS 451"

Artist's signature at lower left corner of picture: "Lawrence Beall Smith '42".

Listed in 1942 Monthly Catalog, p. 969.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Database No. 598
  • Government Documents No.: T 1.107:D 71
  • Call Number: Posters WW2 Smith Lawrence 1
  • OCLC: 40636856
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2849699 | View in Discover
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc205

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World War Poster Collection

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World War Two Collection

These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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  • 1942

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  • June 13, 2006, 12:09 p.m.

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  • May 21, 2018, 10:53 p.m.

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Smith, Lawrence Beall, 1909-. Don't let that shadow touch them: buy war bonds., poster, 1942; [Washington, D.C.]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc205/: accessed January 15, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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