Title from caption on object: “This Is One of the Nazi Propaganda Booklets...”

March 6, 1943

American 20th Century, United States Office of War Information

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.1 × 19.5 cm (9 1/2 × 7 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.7 cm (10 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.333

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Culver Pictures, Inc., New York. Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, top right stamped in black ink perpendicular: 40153; upper left printed in purple ink perpendicular: D-9020 FOR RELEASE SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 1943 / This is one of the Nazi propaganda booklets which Elmer Davis, Director of the / Office of War Information, displayed at his conference yesterday (Saturday.) / Note that the Nazis have used a photo of the New York sky-line for their / purposes. Mr. Davis said the OWI was combatting Nazi propaganda overseas with / publications describing the democratic way of life. PLEASE CREDIT: OFFICIAL / OWI PHOTO.; upper left stamped in black ink inverted: PM-FILE / MAR07 1943; upper center Office of War Informational stamp in purple ink perpendicular; upper right by printed in purple ink perpendicular: WARNING [underlined] / THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS NOT TO BE PUBLISHED BEFORE / RELEASE DATE SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 1943 [underlined]; by unknown hand, center right in green ink: aa/Propaganda/[illegible]; center right in graphite circled: owi; lower center Culver Pictures, Inc. copyright stamp in black ink

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