Name/Title
Digital image of b+w photo of Mayor Fred DeSapio putting up first Civil Defense poster with Philip Morris manager, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1950-1952.Entry/Object ID
2005.043.0026Description
Digital image of b+w photo of Mayor Fred DeSapio (right) putting up first Civil Defense poster with manager Robert P. Cook of sponsor Philip Morris Co., Hoboken, no date, ca. 1950-52. Original print 8" x 10" high. Photographer not indicated.
Reverse is blank except for penciled number: 115.
Caption, carbon typescript leaf, attached to back with tape and folded over front, titled: First of 750 Civil Defense Posters Goes Up.
Text: While Fred M. DeSapio, Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey looks on, Robert P. Cook, Supervisor of Philip Morris and Company, for the State of New Jersey, tacks up the first of 750 "attack" warning posters which will be distributed thorught the city of Hoboken, New Jersey beginning today. the posters, which contain the CD rules on what to do in the event of sudden air raids, were printed by Philip Morris as a public service. They will be posted in public places by the locad CD offices and by Philip Morris personnel in cooperation with Hoboken retailers.
The caption sheet can be seen as produced in a form style by Philip Morris (then a manufacturer and distributor of tobacco products) with blanks left for retyping the entry of specifics for the various towns and cities that the company provided posters to display.
Note Presidient Truman photo on wall.Acquisition
Accession
2005.043Source or Donor
DeSapio, Dr. GerardAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Dr. Gerard DeSapioMade/Created
Date made
1950 - 1952Notes
Date: 1950-1952General Notes
Note
Display Value: Good
Notes: Museum does not own the original print.
Original or Copy: Digital Copy
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2005-06-22
