united states of america

untitled (civil defense chart)
c. 1983

Poster has a drawing in the center of the earth with a yin yang symbol and "Peace Survival" in the center. Around the earth are lines drawn to circles around it that list groups dedicated to...

Scene of the Crime
1990

Poster has a color photograph of the desert with mountains and sky in the background and some shrubs and a small body of water in the foreground. The top of the poster has the text: "Scene of the...

Beam the Bomb
c. 1984

Poster has a yellow background with large red text at the top. The top text reads "Beam the Bomb." Below is a drawing of space with the earth in the lower right and a missile being blown up by a...

Disarm by the year 2000
c. 1990

Poster has a black background with a small white border and white text. At the top is a United States flag that only has the red and white stripes and a Soviet flag with a white hammer and sicle...

ca 1963

Poster has a border made up of a blue and a red line. Top edge of the poster has the text: "Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty". Below is a drawing of two men at a table, in the background are the...

n.d.

Poster is printed on yellow paper with black text and image. In the center is an outline of the world with two lines entering the center with small blow-up marks around. In the center of the two...

n.d.

Poster has an outlined drawing in maroon of several people waving, one is holding a flag. The poster has maroon text. It reads, "Stop American Missiles Abroad!/ Protest the deployment of Pershing...

n.d.

Poster is printed on yellow paper with black text and image. In the center is an outline of the world with two lines entering the center with small blow-up marks around. In the center of the two...

n.d.

Poster is printed on off-white paper with dark green ink. The top of the poster reads, "Introducing the Neutron Bomb/ Paid for wit your own tax dollars." In the center are two images. The image on...

1977

Right side of poster stylized image of the statue of liberty draped in the American flag, and a gun stock and sight, with the sight aimed on the head of the Statue. The left side of the poster...

The Continental Walk for Disarmament and Social Justice (map)
1976

Poster has a stylized drawing of the United States, with prominent features like the Rocky mountains, the Mississippi river, and the Great lakes included along with small drawings or caricatures...

Join the Continental Walk for Disarmament and Social Justice
ca. 1976

Top left corner of poster has a stylized drawing of the continental United States with arms and legs, walking and holding a sign that reads: "Walk / an Hour / a Day / or a Week!". The...

We Are Angry Women
n.d.

Poster has blue background overall. Left side of poster has a photograph of a woman with an angry expression holding and infant in her left arm and putting her right arm around an older child....

We Are Angry Women
n.d.

Poster has blue background overall. Left side of poster has a photograph of a woman with an angry expression holding and infant in her left arm and putting her right arm around an older child....

He's got the whole world... Freeze the arms Race - US/USSR
c. 1985

Poster has a drawing in the center of a uniformed man walking along a tight rope holding up a large black bomb. Below the man is a small crowd of people looking up. The poster reads, "He...

The future in our hands: freeze the arms race U.S. - U.S.S.R.
1981

Poster has a blue and white drawing at the top of a hand with two fingers pointed with a dove sitting on top. To the right of the image in purple is, "The future in our hands/ Freeze the...

America needs Indians
1969

 

Poster has a black background with a large pink circle in the center. In the circle is an outline of a native american chief's head. In green script around the circle is,...
1993

Poster is printed on white paper. The poster has of drawing of the heads of two figures in helmets and uniforms. The figure on the left is in gray and his helmet and lapel have the symbol of the...

c. 1985

Poster has a light blue background with stylized map of the world. The bottom right has "The World According to Ronald Reagan" printed in black lettering. The map area of the U.S. depicts...

1968

Poster has a black background with a turquoise outline of the United States in the center. Over the U.S. outline is a red mushroom cloud. On the right is a cartoon depiction of Lyndon B. Johnson...

c. 1973

Poster has three black and white drawings across the center. The left drawing is a fat man in Greek Orthodox priest garb on a small tank. He is holding a cross with a dollar sign on top. The...

1968

Poster has a black and white photograph of an older man's head in the center. Around the photograph is text in orange, blue, black, white and green that make a patterned background. The text reads...

c. 1972

Poster has "Grand Jury Subpoena" printed in blue blackletter across the top edge. Below is a United States Seal, but the eagle has the head of a man sticking his tongue out. Below in blue and red...

c.1969

Poster has a black image of a weary soldier sitting with his head in his hands and a gun strapped to his back. In front of him is a helmet and two guns stuck in the ground with helmets on them....

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