Ministry of Health (publisher/sponsor), J Weiner Limited, London (printer), Her Majesty's Stationery Office (publisher/sponsor)
Description
English: Don't do it Mother
whole: the image is placed in the upper half, incorporating a speech bubble that contains text in red. Text is positioned
below, in red, with further text, placed at the bottom, in black set within a horizontal red rectangle. All is up against a plain white
background.
image: a monchrome image of an anxious looking mother sitting by the trunk of a tree in a rural scene with two young boys playing with a
model aeroplane. A ghost-like figure of Hitler whispers to mother and points towards the city shown in the distance to the right. A speech
bubble emerges from his mouth.
text: TAKE THEM BACK! TAKE THEM BACK! TAKE THEM BACK! ...
DON'T do it Mother - LEAVE THE CHILDREN WHERE THEY ARE
ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Date
between 1939 and 1945
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
This poster was scanned and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. The artwork was created by a commissioned military artist during their active service duties in the First World War. In the UK this these became controlled under the Crown Copyright provisions and so faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired after 50 years.
Subject(s)
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Associated people and organisations
Ministry of Health, Hitler, Adolf
Associated places
United Kingdom, Great Britain GB, Germany (pre 1945 and post 1990) DE
Associated events
Blitz, United Kingdom, Second World War, Evacuation of British children 1939-1944, Evacuation
Associated themes
British Home Front 1939-1945
Associated keywords
Evacuees, women / womens work, air raid / blitz, health / safety, Children
Category
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posters
Image sorted
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yes
Licensing
This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no copyright protection can be expected to arise. The original itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
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