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Careless Matches Aid the Axis
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 07/25/2007 - 11:10am.
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Circa 1942 silkscreen poster by Louis Hirshman encouraging safe disposal of matches, showing stylized Japanese soldier standing behind a tree with a match, with the rising sun in the background. Federal Art Project / WPA War Services Project. View full size.
Careless Matches
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 12:16am.
Gruesome racist stereotype but man this design sure has impact, it screams and knocks me out!
[It's a caricature, not a "stereotype." - Dave]
Careless Matches
Submitted by emor on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 2:27am.
Boy, do i love the nauseating racial depictions of world war two.
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