Your Country Needs You: Posters from World War II

Article Source: San Mateo County History Museum

Photo: Poster “Save Rubber, Check Your Tires Now”

Exhibit Opening: Your Country Needs You: Posters from World War II April 24 - October 7, 2018

Seventy-five years ago, the United States was embroiled in World War II. Home front activities were of major importance. Government posters were an effective medium to convey basic messages about patriotism, awareness of spies, conservation of resources, drives for war bonds and a variety of other themes.

Dr. Frank Stanger, the founder of the San Mateo County History Museum, made it his business to collect reminders of home front activities in San Mateo County and compiled a large collection of wartime posters. A selection of some of the most interesting of these will make up a new exhibit at the History Museum entitled: Your Country Needs You: Posters from World War II which will open on April 24, 2018.

This display will complement another exhibit at the History Museum that explores aspects of the wartime experiences:Peninsula at War: San Mateo County’s World War II Legacy.

The History Museum is located at 2200 Broadway in Redwood City.

For more information go towww.historysmc.org or call 650.299.0104.

Sarah Phelps
Development Associate
San Mateo County Historical Association
2200 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063
Ph: 650.299.0104, ext. 224 | Fax: 650.299.0141
sarah@historysmc.org | www.historysmc.org

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