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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Flier
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Flier

Artifact IDO66.120.4
Object Type Flier
Artist (United States, 1902 - 1977)
Date 1948
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 6 in x W 9 in (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionTwo-sided flier with a print reproduction of a cartoon drawing on the reverse. Single sheet. Side A: "Don’t Shoot Your Congressman Who Voted to Kill O.P.A…" Orange letters on a black. Side B: "Mothers, Fathers…Remember to Vote Next November." Black text and drawing on an orange background. Cartoon: A group of women picket ("Unfair to Housewives") in from of a store ("Butter up 8¢"). The elephant store worker ("COP committee vote to keep oleo tax") at the store entrance watches the women with dismay. Additional text at lower right: "Reprint From The Milwaukee Journal".
Historical NoteThe Office of Price Administration (OPA) was founded in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt to control the price of commodities and rent and place rations on consumer goods. It was dissolved in 1947.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was donated by Lyndon Baines Johnson to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum on April 30, 1973.
Credit LineGift of Lyndon Baines Johnson
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog Series[[missing key: artifacts.series.link-official-presidential-material]]
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
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