David and Zelda Silberman collection

Identifier: irn520942
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by David and Zelda Silberman.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of 56 posters and 6 pieces of related ephemera issued by various United States agencies, including the Office of War Information, the Office of Defense, and the Department of Agriculture during World War II.

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Displaying items 1 to 20 of 62

US war bonds poster of a Rockwell painting depicting a man exercising freedom of speech
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520943
- English
- 1943
- overall: Height: 27.875 inches (70.803 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Four Freedoms war bonds poster featuring an image designed by Norman Rockwell in 1943. The poster shows a man standing to speak at a town meeting, symbolizing the freedom speech. It is one of a four-poster series using Rockwell's paintings, which were inspired by President Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms. He described these in his 1941 State of the Union Address (also called the Four Freedoms Speech): freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. The United States entered World War II in December 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Office of War Info...
US war bonds poster with Rockwell painting of people of different faiths to promote freedom of worship
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520944
- English
- 1943
- overall: Height: 28.000 inches (71.12 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Four Freedoms war bonds poster featuring a Norman Rockwell painting of people praying as a symbol of the Freedom of Worship for which we were fighting the war. Some people carry symbols of their faiths: a girl with prayer beads, an old woman with her palms pressed together, and a man in a yarmulke. At the top is the phrase: "Each according to the dictates of his own conscience." It is one of a series of four posters (1988.42.1,3,4) using Rockwell's paintings, inspired by the Four Freedoms described in Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union Address: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedo...
US war bonds poster of a Rockwell painting depicting a couple checking on their sleeping children
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520945
- English
- 1943
- overall: Height: 27.875 inches (70.803 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Four Freedoms war bonds poster featuring an image designed by Norman Rockwell in 1943. The poster shows a couple checking on their sleeping children, symbolizing the freedom from fear. It is one of a four-poster series using Rockwell's paintings, which were inspired by President Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms. He described these in his 1941 State of the Union Address (also called the Four Freedoms Speech): freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. The United States entered World War II in December 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Office of Wa...
US war bonds poster with Rockwell painting of Thanksgiving dinner to promote freedom from want
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520947
- English
- 1943
- overall: Height: 27.875 inches (70.803 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Four Freedoms war bonds poster featuring a Norman Rockwell painting of a traditional New England Thanksgiving dinner as a symbol of the Freedom from Want for which we were fighting the war. It is one of a series of four posters (1988.42.1, 2,3) using Rockwell's paintings, inspired by the Four Freedoms described in Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union Address: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. The US entered the war in December 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Office of War Information (OWI) was set up in June 1942 to control the m...
US careless talk poster with a mugshot of a woman wanted for putting lives at risk
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520948
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 27.875 inches (70.803 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
US careless talk poster designed like a wanted poster seeking a woman wanted for murder. This poster warns people to guard against what they say in public because spies might get the information. The careless talk series of US propaganda posters was an Army Services project, distributed by the Office of War Information. The need to manage the war on the Home Front led to the establishment of the OWI in June 1942. This office controlled the design and distribution of war information to the American public in posters, photographs, radio shows, and films. They commissioned work from leading ar...
US careless talk poster of a soldier warning people to guard their words
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520949
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 27.500 inches (69.85 cm) | Width: 19.500 inches (49.53 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
US careless talk poster featuring a helmeted soldier with rifle, in combat, to remind people that their careless talk on the home front could put him in danger on the battlefield. The careless talk series of US propaganda posters was an Army Services project, distributed by the Office of War Information. The need to manage the war on the Home Front led to the establishment of the OWI in June 1942. This office controlled the design and distribution of war information to the American public in posters, photographs, radio shows, and films. They commissioned work from leading artists such as Je...
US victory bonds poster depicting a bald eagle on a stack of bonds
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520951
- English
- 1945
- overall: Height: 25.875 inches (65.723 cm) | Width: 18.500 inches (46.99 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Victory loan poster with a bald eagle on a stack of bonds on field of stars and stripes issued near the end of the war encouraging people to invest buy war bonds as an investment. The US entered the war in December 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Office of War Information (OWI) was set up in June 1942 to control the message and imagery of government information about the war. The public could purchase a $25 war bond for $18.75 which would help pay for the cost of the war. The bond could be redeemed 10 years after purchase for the full $25. The war in Europe ended May 8 and t...
US careless talk text only orange poster insisting on silence about the war on Japan
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520952
- English
- 1945
- overall: Height: 26.000 inches (66.04 cm) | Width: 17.375 inches (44.133 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Text only US careless talk poster warning people that they must say nothing related to the war in Japan: the US was readying for the final phase, the enemy was desperate, and their spies had obtained useful information in the past. This Urgent Notice poster was issued in the name of the directors of Naval Intelligence and the FBI, who were responsible for espionage and counter-espionage. The careless talk series of US propaganda posters began as an Army Services project, distributed by the Office of War Information, which was created in June 1942, to manage the war on the Home Front. OWI co...
US careless talk poster of a dog with a sailor's uniform, waiting for his return
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520953
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 27.875 inches (70.803 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
US careless talk poster with a cocker spaniel's head upon a sailor's navy dress blue collar with a Gold Star service flag to warn people that their behavior can get service personnel killed. The gold star on the flag indicates a family member died in war. Public requests for this poster broke all previous records. The careless talk series of US propaganda posters began as an Army Services project, distributed by the Office of War Information, which was created in June 1942, to manage the war on the Home Front. OWI controlled the design and distribution of war information to the American pub...
US 7th War Loan poster with an image of marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520954
- English
- 1945
- overall: Height: 25.875 inches (65.723 cm) | Width: 18.500 inches (46.99 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
7th War Loan poster using a painting by C.C. Beall based on Joe Rosenthal’s famous photo of the US marines second flag raising on Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945. The campaign for a 7th War Loan subscription took place in May 1945, not long after the end of the war in Europe. The Treasury Department issued posters to encourage the public to buy war bonds. There were 8 war loan drives conducted from 1942 to 1945 and by the end of the war 85 million Americans had purchased 185.7 billion dollars of bonds. The public could purchase a $25 war bond for $18.75 which would be used to help pay for the...
US homefront poster depicting a bloodied, wounded soldier trying to stand
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520955
- English
- 1945
- overall: Height: 26.000 inches (66.04 cm) | Width: 18.375 inches (46.673 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
US homefront propaganda poster depicting a soldier, covered with blood and with bullet holes in his uniform issued for the War Manpower Office. The poster reminds civilians of the pain endured and sacrifices being made by soldiers during the war, along with the message that the public should step up and do their part for the war effort. This poster was issued in 1945 when the war in Europe was nearing its end, but the war in the Pacific Theater was far from over. On June 13, 1942 the Office of War Information, OWI, was created with the purpose of communicating the war to the American public...
US careless talk poster of Uncle Sam with his finger to his lips asking for silence
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520956
- English
- 1943
- overall: Height: 28.000 inches (71.12 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
US careless talk poster with the Uncle Sam icon with his finger to his mouth in a hushing gesture. This modification of the Uncle Sam image created by Mongomery Flagg for World War I recruitment posters, was designed by Leon Helguera, a Mexican artist who came to America in 1943. The careless talk series was an Army Services project, distributed by the Office of War Information. The need to manage the war on the Home Front led to the establishment of the OWI in June 1942. This office controlled the design and distribution of war information to the American public in all media and commission...
US gas rationing poster with a man reclining on a red armchair
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520957
- English
- 1945
- overall: Height: 26.000 inches (66.04 cm) | Width: 18.500 inches (46.99 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
US war rationing poster depicting a man relaxing at home to encourage Americans to vacation at home to save gas. It was produced by the Office of Defense Transportation which was created to improve transportation performance and support war rationing efforts. Because of the need for huge amounts of food and products by the military and our allies, the US rationed materials, such as gasoline and rubber. By May 1942, gas was rationed in 17 states and nationwide by December. Travel was organized into three categories: necessary for military travel and emergencies; permissible for vacation and ...
US War Bonds poster of a paratrooper with a Thompson submachine gun at the ready
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520958
- English
- overall: Height: 27.875 inches (70.803 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Poster for the third War Loan drive showing an alert soldier with his gun at the ready in front of a parachute filled sky. The poster was issued by the Treasury Department to encourage the public to buy war bonds for the third War Loan drive, which occurred from September 8 to October 2, 1943. War bonds were sold at 75 percent of their face value, matured over ten years and could then be redeemed for their full purchase value. Bonds were available in denominations of $25 through $1000. If you could not afford a war bond you could buy war stamps, for 10 cents, which could be saved to purchas...
US travel restriction poster with a woman in front of a service flag
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520959
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 26.875 inches (68.263 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
US war rationing poster depicting a woman in front of a service flag imploring people to observe travel restrictions so her son can get back home. It was produced by the Office of Defense Transportation which was created to improve transportation performance and support war rationing efforts. Because of the need for huge amounts of food and products by the military and our allies, the US rationed materials, such as gasoline and rubber. By May 1942, gas was rationed in 17 states and nationwide by December. Travel was organized into three categories: necessary for military travel and emergenc...
US 5th war loan poster with 2 US sailors on a submarine
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520966
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 28.000 inches (71.12 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Poster for the 5th War Loan campaign featuring two sailors on watch aboard a submarine at night. The poster includes the words: In memory, U.S.S. Dorado. The Dorado was a Gato-class submarine, the first US mass produced submarines of the war. The Dorado launched May 23, 1943, and was lost with all hands in the Caribbean on October 12. It was later discovered that the Dorado was bombed by a US airplane that mistook her for a German U-boat. The Dorado has never been found. The campaign for the 5th War Loan subscription took place from June 12 - July 8, 1944. There were 8 war loan drives from ...
US careless talk poster of a US paratrooper shot in harness
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520968
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 27.875 inches (70.803 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
US careless talk poster featuring an American GI in combat dress, hanging lifeless from a parachute, to remind people that their careless talk on the home front could cause death on the battlefield. Issued after the Allied offensive was launched in June 1944, the poster emphasizes the even greater need for be careful and watch out for spies. The careless talk series of US propaganda posters was an Army Services project, distributed by the Office of War Information. The need to manage the war on the Home Front led to the establishment of the OWI in June 1942. This office controlled the desig...
US Buy War Bonds poster with Eisenhower over a drawing of combat troops
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520970
- English
- 1944
- overall: Height: 27.875 inches (70.803 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Poster from the Buy War Bonds series featuring a drawing of General Eisenhower superimposed over advancing troops. These posters were issued by the United States Treasury Department to encourage the purchase of war bonds and war stamps. There were 8 war loan drives conducted from 1942 to 1945. The public could purchase a $25 war bond for $18.75 which would be used to help pay for the military’s expenses. The war bond could be redeemed 10 years after the purchase for the full $25. Bond quotas were set up on the national, state, county, and town levels to encourage the sale of war bonds. Volu...
Remember Dec. 7th! Poster of a tattered US flag and black smoke commemorating Pearl Harbor
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520971
- English
- 1942
- overall: Height: 19.875 inches (50.483 cm) | Width: 13.875 inches (35.243 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Poster commemorating the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, issued by the Office of War Information (OWI) to inspire resolve and motivate the American public in 1942. The poster was created by artist, Allen Saalburg, a muralist who had previously worked with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to design murals for the Central Park Zoo, the Arsenal building, and other buildings in New York City. The poster features a quote from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The black smoke and tattered American flag imagery recall the devastation of the Japanese attack on the Naval Base of...
US Buy War Bonds poster depicting a Christmas tree full of war bonds
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn520972
- English
- 1943
- overall: Height: 27.875 inches (70.803 cm) | Width: 20.000 inches (50.8 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
US Buy War Bonds poster with a Christmas tree decorated with war bonds and stamps issued by the Treasury Department to encourage the public to buy war bonds. War bonds could be redeemed 10 years after purchase for the full $25. If you could not afford a war bond you could buy a war stamps, starting at 10 cents, which could be saved to purchase a bond. There were 8 war loan drives conducted from 1942 to 1945 and by the end of the war 85 million Americans had purchased 185.7 billion dollars of bonds. The war in Europe ended May 8, 1945, and the war in Japan on September 2, 1945.