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WW II Poster- Books Cannot Be Killed by Fire
WW II Poster- Books Cannot Be Killed by Fire
WW II Poster- Books Cannot Be Killed by Fire

WW II Poster- Books Cannot Be Killed by Fire

Date1942
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions28 x 20 in. (71.1 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsAdvertising Medium
Catalog number1981.37.50
DescriptionWW II Poster- Main text reads "Books Cannot Be Killed by Fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can put thought in a concentration camp forever. No man and no force can take from the world of books that embody man's eternal fight against tyranny. In this war, we know, books are weapons. Franklin D. Roosevelt". At bottom is "Books are Weapons in the War of Ideas". Scene by S.Broder shows Nazis burning books in front of large book with the main text on the cover. Small text at bottom reads "For additional copies write Division of Public Inquiry, Office of War Information, Washington, D.C. Specify O.W.I. No. 7" and U.S.Government Printing Office : 1942--O-487131"
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