War traffic must come first - Don't waste transportation
Poster
ca.1943 (made)
ca.1943 (made)
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"War traffic must come first - Don't waste transportation", World War II propaganda poster discouraging unnecessary travel. The image features a train, viewed close-up, so that only the wheels of the engine are seen, speeding along the tracks. The perspective is accentuated to suggest the train's velocity. At the top of the poster is the slogan, 'War traffic must come first', and at the bottom, 'don't waste transportation'.
Object details
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| Title | War traffic must come first - Don't waste transportation (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Paper and ink |
| Brief description | "War traffic must come first - Don't waste transportation", issued by the Association of American Railroads in cooperation with the Office of Defense Transportation, United States, about 1943 |
| Physical description | "War traffic must come first - Don't waste transportation", World War II propaganda poster discouraging unnecessary travel. The image features a train, viewed close-up, so that only the wheels of the engine are seen, speeding along the tracks. The perspective is accentuated to suggest the train's velocity. At the top of the poster is the slogan, 'War traffic must come first', and at the bottom, 'don't waste transportation'. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Other number | LS.2418 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.855-2004 |
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| Record created | January 25, 2005 |
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