Fragments from 3 propaganda posters celebrating the rule of Hitler and the Nazi Party
Extent and Medium
a: Height: 21.380 inches (54.305 cm) | Width: 23.250 inches (59.055 cm)
b: Height: 23.500 inches (59.69 cm) | Width: 22.750 inches (57.785 cm)
c: Height: 21.880 inches (55.575 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)
Creator(s)
- Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei (Distributor)
Archival History
The poster fragments were acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund
Funding Note: The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.
Scope and Content
This record consists of 3 partial Nazi propaganda posters: 2 sections are portions of 2 different copies of the same poster, titled Deutsche Arbeiter, diese Schiffe gehoren Euch! [German Workers, there are your Ships!]. It advertises affordable cruises for the ordinary German worker organized by the Nazi’s Strength through Joy leisure organization. The third section is from a poster titled Auch ich trommle für HITLER [I also drum for Hitler]. It depicts a Hitler Youth in uniform, playing a parade drum.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The letter components in this record are temporary assignments for cataloging purposes only. a. Top portion of a newsprint poster with a gray background and a white border. The background image is of 4 steam engine ships with smokestacks at sea: 3 ships on the left; one on the upper right, in receding perspective. The title is in large Fraktur typeface and red ink across the background. There is a paragraph of text in black ink in the lower left and a line of text in black ink at the lower center on a watermark of a cruise ship. The top right corner and lower half of the poster are missing. Variant of 2008.342.3 b. b. Top portion of a newsprint poster with a gray background and a white border. The background image is of 4 steam engine ships with smokestacks at sea: 3 ships on the left; one on the upper right, in receding perspective. The title is in large Fraktur typeface and red ink across the background image. There is a paragraph of text in black ink in the lower left and a line of text in black ink at the lower center on a watermark of a cruise ship. The lower half of the poster is missing. Variant of 2008.342.3 a. c. Fragment of a newsprint poster with truncated German text in upper right and the partial image of a drum and a young boy’s forearm holding a drumstick.
Corporate Bodies
- Germany. Reichstag
Subjects
- Propaganda, Germany--20th century.
- Political campaigns--Germany--History--20th century.
- Nazi propaganda--Germany.
- Germany--Social conditions--1933-1945--Pictorial works.
- Elections
- Elections--Germany--History--20th century.
- Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945--Pictorial works.
Genre
- Posters
- Object