Dublin Core
Title
1943: Is your trip necessary? Needless travel interferes with the war effort
Subject
World War, 1939-1945; posters; propaganda; trains; conservation;
Description
This poster shows a group of civilian and military travelers crowded into a railway car. Many have grim or unhappy expressions on their faces. This World War II poster was intended to influence viewers to curtail unnecessary travel so that scarce transportation resources could be used for war purposes.
Creator
United States Office of Defense Transportation; US Government Printing Office
Source
Northwestern University Library Digital Collections: World War II Poster Collection
Publisher
Auburn University Libraries
Date
1943
Contributor
Coates, Midge
Rights
Materials published by the U.S. Government Printing Office are in the public domain and, as such, not subject to copyright restriction. However, the Library requests users to cite the URL and Northwestern University Library if they wish to reproduce images from its poster database.
Relation
https://images.northwestern.edu/multiresimages/inu:dil-bd8d43fc-27d8-4cba-95f7-570fd7000236
Format
Still image
Language
English
Type
jpg, tif
Identifier
inu_dil-bd8d43fc-27d8-4cba-95f7-570fd7000236.jpg, inu_dil-bd8d43fc-27d8-4cba-95f7-570fd7000236.tif
Coverage
United States
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
poster
Physical Dimensions
71 cm x 51 cm