vietnam war

Peace is coming because the people are making the peace
c. 1970

Poster has a black and white photograph of people protesting in front of the Capital Building. Above reads, "Peace is coming because the people are making the peace/ march may 1st 11 a.m. the...

Moratorium: Work for Peace ad hoc
1969

Poster has a turquoise background with a white dove outline at the top holding a branch. Above the dove is "Moratorium" printed in turquoise. Below reads, "work for peace ad hoc."

untitled [beheaded Viet Cong soldiers]
c. 1968

The poster is printed with a black and white photograph. The photograph shows four American soldiers, crouching in a field posing for the picture each holding a gun. The two figures are reaching...

What's Going On? California and the Vietnam Era
2004

The top edge of the poster has the text: "Oakland Museum of California". Below, the left side of the poster has the text: "For the first time, / a major museum / looks at the ways / California was...

April 2nd Thru 4th
c. 1970

Poster has a white background with black text. There are several figures holding signs that read, "Freedom from Hunger War and Oppression," and, "Join the Nationwide Tribute in Action to Martin...

Peace Torch Marathon
1967

Poster has a blue background overall. Poster has a highly stylized drawing of a dove in white. Below the drawing is the text: "Peace / Torch / Marathon / Start: Grace / Cathedral / 2PM Aug.27"....

Amnesty Is Our Right!
c. 1973

Poster has an orange background with large purple and red text. In the center is a red logo of a fist in between the Omega symbol with a line across it. Poster reads, "Amnesty is our right!/...

22-Apr
c. 1969

Poster is printed with black text on yellow background overall. Right side of poster has large text oriented perpendicular to the bottom edge that reads: "april 22". The left side of the poster...

Construction Yes - Destruction No!
1971

Top edge of poster has the text: "March For Peace April 24". Below is a large stylized drawing with a truss crane at top, below the crane the background is red, at the bottom edge of the drawing...

New Mobilization West
1966

Top of poster has stylized text in blue and red: "Isaiah 24 And He Shall / Judge / Among / The / Nations / And / Shall / Rebuke / Many / People / And They Shall / Beat Their / Swords / Into Plow...

Concert for Peace
1971

Top of poster has stylized drawings of flower and plant like designs, the designs continue down the sides and across the bottom edge of the poster forming a border. Inside the border the poster...

1981 Vietnam Veterans Fair
1981

Poster is printed with black and red text and images on silver background. The poster has a thin red border overall. The top left portion of the poster has a stylized drawing of a rose and the...

Sign to Test the Constitutionality of the War!
c. 1970

Poster has a white background with large black text. Towards the right is a figure holding an American flag in its right hand. Poster reads, "sign to test the constitutionality of the war!"There...

Why Do We Remember?
1992

The poster has a purple and black border overall. The left edge has a large purple text: "Why / Do / We / Remember?". And smaller text in purple and black: "May 3rd / Arlo Guthrie in Concert / 2pm...

Peace Walk For Viet Nam
c. 1969

The poster is printed in blue ink overall. The poster has a thin blue border. The top of the poster has a design composed of alternating blue and white diagonal lines. Below the poster has the...

Now--More Than Ever!
1973

The poster has the text, from top to bottom: Now -- More Than / Ever! /March / -Rally / Sat. / Jan. 20 / Sign It / Now! / assemble - 11am embarcadero / foot of market - s.f. / rally - 1 pm civic...

Death Has Many Faces, We Demand Life!
1971

Poster has a green border overall. Background of poster has a large stylized drawing of a human skull. Overlaid on the drawing are photographs of children in tattered clothes and parents holding...

1969

The poster was originally part of a newspaper, verso has articles and images. The top of the poster has the text: "The student Mobilizer / Wallposter No. 2 New York City March 14 1969...

Join the New Action Army
1969

The poster has a yellow background overall. The top of the poster has a black and white photograph of a large group of people marching and carrying signs with slogans like: "GI?s For Peace" and ?...

Join the Mobilization
1972

The top of the poster has a black and white photograph of a female figure smiling and holding up a small bouquet of flowers. Two of the finger on the woman's hand extend slightly beyond the edge...

Rich Man's War
1970

Poster has a black background overall. Top edge has the text: "Rich Man?s War / The People Pay". Below the poster has a the silhouetted image of a seated solder with a gun created by a collage of...

April 15 Int'l Student Strike
c. 1970

The poster has an orange background overall. The top of the poster has the text: "April 15 / Int?l Student / Strike / Immediate withdrawal: / Vietnam, Laos, S.E. Asia / Bill of Rights for high...

Peace Is Hell
c. 1975

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...

Out Now! Stop the Bombing!
c. 1968

The poster has a black background overall. The top edge of the poster has the text: "Out Now! Stop the Bombing!". The left side of the poster has a highly stylized drawing of several aircraft in...

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