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Fire Is A 5th-Columnist

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09654.54 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Poster Date: 1941-1945 Pagination: 1 poster Height: 60.1 cm, Width: 45.7 cm Order a Copy

One poster entitled, "Fire Is A 5th-Columnist," dated 1941-1945. Poster features a personification of fire in a black robe. The poster reads, "Fire Is A 5th-Columnist ..Don't Let It Endanger This Plant.. Keep Fire Out By Being Careful." There is also the text Bethlehem on the back of the poster in blue ink.

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