?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
DESIGNER UNKNOWN JOIN CIVIL DEFENSE / IT CAN HAPPEN HERE. 1951. 21 1/2x13 1/2 inches, 54 1/2x34 1/2 cm. L.I.P. & B.A., New York. Condition B+: tears and repaired tears at edges, some into text; minor creases and abrasions in margins; darkening at bottom edge; tape on verso. Paper. The Federal Civil Defense Administration played to fear, elevating Cold War worst-case scenarios as a means of galvanizing the public into action. These posters were distributed across the country with the blank area at the bottom overprinted with the names of local businesses that were supporting regional civil defense initiatives.
