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An eclectic and wide-ranging catalog celebrating the collection of Michael Goldberg, a prominent figure in Columbus business and civic life. The sale encompasses fine and decorative art, vintage posters, rare books, Judaica, sports collectibles, and early Americana.
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Lot 257

[WORLD WAR II] (9) Pro-USA Propaganda Booklets

Estimate: $250 - $500
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$100

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A group of nine (9) propaganda booklets, of four titles, produced by the United States Government for their Allies to educate them on the population and daily life of American citizens. All approx. 8 1/2 x 11 in. Titles include: 

 

1,. La donna negli Stati Uniti. / La norte americana / A mulher americana. 3 copies issued in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. [Washington, D.C.?]: U.S. Office of War Information, [1944]. 

 

OCLC locates 6 copies of the Italian edition, 0 copies of the Spanish edition (with only microform and eBook copies identified); 4 copies of the Portuguese edition.

 

2. Panorama des États-Unis / Panorama degli Stati Uniti. 2 copies issued in French and Italian. [Washington, D.C.?]: U.S. Office of War Information, [1944]. 


OCLC locates 4 copies of the French edition and 5 copies of the Italian edition.

 

3. Small Town, U.S.A. / Villachica, E.U.A. / Klein Dorpie, V.S.A. 3 copies issued in English, Spanish, and Dutch. [Washington, D.C.?]: U.S. Office of War Information, [1944]. 

 

A photo book describing Alexandria, Indiana as an example of "Small Town, U.S.A."

 

OCLC locates 14 copies of the English edition; 7 copies of the Spanish edition; and 6 copies of the Dutch edition.

 

4. Children of the U.S.A. [Washington, D.C.?]: U.S. Office of War Information, [1944]. 

 

OCLC locates 10 copies. 

 

Printed in a multitude of languages, the booklets coincided with the Allied D-Day Invasion at Normandy and they were certainly inteded as good-will propaganda for the citizens of America's Allies and the counties they were moving through. Most copies have a "Restricted" label noting that "this publication is not for distribution in the United States or to American civilian or military personnel overseas,"

 

[World War II, WWII,  FDR, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adolf Hitler, Allied, Axis, George S. Patton, Air Force] [Propaganda, Booklets, Pamphlets, Ephemera]

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