Overview
- Brief Narrative
- This record consists of 3 partial Nazi propaganda posters: 2 sections are portions of 2 different copies of the same poster, titled Deutsche Arbeiter, diese Schiffe gehoren Euch! [German Workers, there are your Ships!]. It advertises affordable cruises for the ordinary German worker organized by the Nazi’s Strength through Joy leisure organization. The third section is from a poster titled Auch ich trommle für HITLER [I also drum for Hitler]. It depicts a Hitler Youth in uniform, playing a parade drum.
- Date
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publication/distribution:
1936
- Geography
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publication:
Germany
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund
- Markings
- a. front, title, top center, red ink : Deutsche Arbeiter / diese Schiff[ ] / gehören / Euch! [German workers, these are your ships!]"
a. front, lower left, black ink : Phrasen der SPD. : Der Arbeiter werder einft auf / eigenen Gchiffen die Meere durchfreuzen in Alpen = / regionen flettern und Schönheit… durch die Ge = / lãnde des G… 1904 der SPD." [Empty phrases of the SPD. : "The workers were once on / our own ships in the seas to cross the Alps / climbing regions and intoxicated by the beauty of the Güdens tails terrain. 1904 the SPD.]
a. front, lower center, black ink : Taten des Nationalsozialismus: [Deeds of the Nazis:]
a. front, lower center, black ink : [ ]Gemeinschaft [ ] [Community]
b. front, title, top center, red ink : Deutsche Arbeiter / diese Schiffe / gehören / Euch! [German workers, these are your ships!]
b. front, lower left, black ink : Phrasen der SPD. : "Der Arbeiter werder einft auf / eigenen Gchiffen die Meere durchfreuzen in Alpen = / regionen flettern und Schönheitstrunfen durch die Ge = / lãnde des Güdens Schwifen [ ]"1904 der SPD. [Empty phrases of the SPD. : "The workers were once on / our own ships in the seas to cross the Alps / climbing regions and intoxicated by the beauty of the Güdens tails terrain." 1904 the SPD.]
b. front, lower center, black ink : Taten des Nationalsozialismus: [Deeds of the Nazis:]
c. front, top right, partial words, black ink : [ ]uch / ich / [ ]mmle / für - Contributor
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Distributor:
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Classification
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Posters
- Category
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Nazi propaganda
- Object Type
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Posters, German (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- The letter components in this record are temporary assignments for cataloging purposes only.
a. Top portion of a newsprint poster with a gray background and a white border. The background image is of 4 steam engine ships with smokestacks at sea: 3 ships on the left; one on the upper right, in receding perspective. The title is in large Fraktur typeface and red ink across the background. There is a paragraph of text in black ink in the lower left and a line of text in black ink at the lower center on a watermark of a cruise ship. The top right corner and lower half of the poster are missing. Variant of 2008.342.3 b.
b. Top portion of a newsprint poster with a gray background and a white border. The background image is of 4 steam engine ships with smokestacks at sea: 3 ships on the left; one on the upper right, in receding perspective. The title is in large Fraktur typeface and red ink across the background image. There is a paragraph of text in black ink in the lower left and a line of text in black ink at the lower center on a watermark of a cruise ship. The lower half of the poster is missing. Variant of 2008.342.3 a.
c. Fragment of a newsprint poster with truncated German text in upper right and the partial image of a drum and a young boy’s forearm holding a drumstick. - Dimensions
- a: Height: 21.380 inches (54.305 cm) | Width: 23.250 inches (59.055 cm)
b: Height: 23.500 inches (59.69 cm) | Width: 22.750 inches (57.785 cm)
c: Height: 21.880 inches (55.575 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm) - Materials
- a : paper, ink
b : paper, ink
c : paper, ink
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Elections--Germany--History--20th century. Nazi propaganda--Germany. Political campaigns--Germany--History--20th century. Propaganda, Germany--20th century. Elections
- Geographic Name
- Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945--Pictorial works. Germany--Social conditions--1933-1945--Pictorial works.
- Corporate Name
- Germany. Reichstag
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The poster fragments were acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008.
- Funding Note
- The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.
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- 2023-08-25 08:30:33
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The collection consists of campaign and propaganda posters created to publicize the achievements of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany in the mid-1930s.
Date: 1936-1940
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Object
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Object
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Large campaign poster with a drawing of 2 stacks of coins to illustrate Nazi Party charity efforts
Object
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Large campaign poster using 2 school girls to illustrate the healthy children and high employment thanks to Adolf Hitler
Object
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Large campaign poster featuring a train crossing the globe to show donations raised thanks to the prosperity brought by Nazi Party rule
Object
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Object
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Large poster with a smiling salesman and a yellow lottery ticket advertising the million Reichsmark Lottery
Object
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Object
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Campaign poster using a comparison of cars, workers, and money to illustrate job growth thanks to Adolf Hitler
Object
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Object
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Red text only campaign poster on Hitler’s achievements in land acquisition and economic growth
Object
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Red text only campaign poster on Hitler’s achievements in land acquisition and economic growth
Object
Nazi propaganda broadside produced for the March 29, 1936, Reichstag election and plebiscite on the remilitarization of the Rhineland. It urges people to vote for Hitler because of the growth and improvement in public health, living space, security, and standard of living provided in Germany from 1932-1935 by Nazi Party rule. It compares these rates to the deteriorating conditions of the Weimar Republic. The poster was issued by the Nazi Party, Wurttemberg-Hohenzollern District. The election had only Nazi party candidates. The referendum was to approve, after the fact, the German reclamation of sovereignty of the Rhineland in western Germany, an area that had been demilitarized under the Treaty of Versailles; 98.9% of the population voted in favor of the action.
Large red text only campaign poster detailing Hitler’s achievements in land acquisition and economic growth in Germany
Object
Nazi propaganda broadside produced for the March 29, 1936, Reichstag election and plebiscite on the remilitarization of the Rhineland. It urges people to vote for Hitler because of the growth and improvement in public health, living space, security, and standard of living provided in Germany from 1932-1935 by Nazi Party rule. It compares these rates to the deteriorating conditions of the Weimar Republic. The poster was issued by the Nazi Party, Wurttemberg-Hohenzollern District. The election had only Nazi party candidates. The referendum was to approve, after the fact, the German reclamation of sovereignty of the Rhineland in western Germany, an area that had been demilitarized under the Treaty of Versailles; 98.9% of the population voted in favor of the action.
Large red text only campaign poster detailing Hitler’s achievements in land acquisition and economic growth in Germany
Object
Nazi propaganda broadside produced for the March 29, 1936, Reichstag election and plebiscite on the remilitarization of the Rhineland. It urges people to vote for Hitler because of the growth and improvement in public health, living space, security, and standard of living provided in Germany from 1932-1935 by Nazi Party rule. It compares these rates to the deteriorating conditions of the Weimar Republic. The poster was issued by the Nazi Party, Wurttemberg-Hohenzollern District. The election had only Nazi party candidates. The referendum was to approve, after the fact, the German reclamation of sovereignty of the Rhineland in western Germany, an area that had been demilitarized under the Treaty of Versailles; 98.9% of the population voted in favor of the action.
Large campaign poster using 2 school girls to illustrate the healthy children and high employment thanks to Adolf Hitler
Object
Nazi propaganda poster produced for the March 29, 1936, Reichstag election and plebiscite on the remilitarization of the Rhineland. It illustrates the prosperity and well-being brought to Germany by Hitler by comparing 1932 to 1935 statistics. It features 2 uniformed Hitler Youth school girls; the smaller figure has large crowd of unemployed workers extending behind her; the large figure has a small crowd. The poster was issued by the Nazi Party in Munich, Germany. The election had only Nazi party candidates. The referendum was to approve, after the fact, the German reclamation of sovereignty of the Rhineland in western Germany, an area that had been demilitarized under the Treaty of Versailles; 98.9% of the population voted in support of the Nazis.
Large campaign poster using 2 school girls to illustrate the healthy children and high employment in Germany thanks to Adolf Hitler
Object
Nazi propaganda poster produced for the March 29, 1936, Reichstag election and plebiscite on the remilitarization of the Rhineland. It illustrates the prosperity and well-being brought to Germany by Hitler by comparing 1932 to 1935 statistics. It features 2 uniformed Hitler Youth school girls; the smaller figure has large crowd of unemployed workers extending behind her; the large figure has a small crowd. The poster was issued by the Nazi Party in Munich, Germany. The election had only Nazi party candidates. The referendum was to approve, after the fact, the German reclamation of sovereignty of the Rhineland in western Germany, an area that had been demilitarized under the Treaty of Versailles; 98.9% of the population voted in support of the Nazis.
