2010.54.3303

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Peace Is Hell
Peace Is Hell
c. 1975
10.88 in HIGH x 28.00 in WIDE
(27.62 cm HIGH x 71.12 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.3303

Left edge has Advertising Council logo and "A public service of transit advertising."





Poster has white text on an image of a man, a veteran, sitting on a stoop with a newpaper with help wanted ads. Poster reads, "Peace is Hell./ To a veteran who traded the front line for the unemployment line, peace is hell./ Veteran Jobs/ Reach out/Hire a veteran. Contact: National Alliance of Businessmen."This poster, likely a bus advertisement, turn the stock phrase "War is Hell" upside down by pointing out the difficulties faced by returning veterans. [LMC]
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