Ceramic figurine of a skunk with Adolf Hitler's face
- Classification
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Decorative Arts
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Ceramics
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Pottery figures (lcsh)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Forrest James Robinson, Jr.
Figurine of a skunk painted in black and white with the face of Adolf Hitler. The tail is broken off from the body.
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The collection consists of anti-Nazi, political, and other wartime propaganda materials.
Anti-Axis pin calling for the extermination of Axis rats
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Anti-Axis pin-back button distributed in the United States during World War II. The button compares the leaders of Germany, Italy, and Japan to rats and calls for their extermination. The name under the Japanese face, referred to as Togo, may refer to Shigenori Tōgō, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs at the beginning of the war. The name may also be a misspelling of Tojo, a reference to Hideki Tojo who was Prime Minister of Japan during the war and a more popular target of American propaganda. After the Japanese surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and Germany’s declaration of war four days later, a wave of American patriotism and anti-German, Italian and Japanese sentiment swept through the country. Much of this was manifested through pieces of ephemera such as posters, buttons, pins, cards, toys and decals. Often such pieces would depict unflattering or caricatured images of the Axis leaders along with a call to action for the public to aid in their defeat. This sentiment continued in America until the end of the war.
Hitler Wanted for Murder pin
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Anti-Nazi pin-back button distributed in the United States during World War II. The pin falsely claims that Adolf Hitler’s real name is Adolf Schicklgruber (misspelled on the pin as Schickelgruber). An assertion which was originated by Hans Habe, a Viennese Jewish writer. The claim was based on the last name of Hitler’s father, who was born Alois Shicklgruber. Before Hitler was born, Alois changed his name and it became Alois Hitler. The motif of Hitler’s “real” name was likely an attempt to ridicule the leader and belittle him to the public. Buttons of this type came in various sizes, ranging in diameters from under 1 inch to 3.5 inches. The Adolf Schicklgruber motif was also used on other ephemera, such as posters. After the Japanese surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and Germany’s declaration of war four days later, a wave of American patriotism and anti-Axis sentiment swept through the country. Much of this was manifested through pieces of ephemera such as posters, buttons, pins, cards, toys and decals. Often such pieces would depict unflattering or caricatured images ridiculing the Axis leaders, along with a call to action for the public to aid in their defeat. This sentiment continued in America until the end of the war.
Ceramic figurine of a skunk with Adolf Hitler's face
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Figurine of a skunk painted in black and white with the frowning face of Adolf Hitler and the words "Japan's Rising Sun" painted in gold lettering along the tail. There is also an image of a gold sun underneath the letters.
Ceramic figurine of Adolf Hitler with pincushion
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Ceramic figure of Adolf Hitler bending over with brown fabric pin cushion as his bottom. Includes original tag titled "Hotzi Notzi" and two pins with paper American flags; dated 1941.
Pin-back button
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American propaganda anti-Japanese pin-back button, "Jap Hunting License/Open Season/No Limit" and image of crossed weapons.
Pin-back button
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American propaganda anti-Japanese pin-back button, "Jap Hunting License" with outline of map of United States, a "Keep Out" sign and a likeness of Uncle Sam, holding a rifle.
Pin-back button
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American propaganda anti-Japanese pin-back button. "Jap Hunting License/Open Season/No Limit." Lettering around image of a Japanese person with stereotypical features and a red star on his military cap.
Display board with pins
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Display board with series of American propaganda anti-Japanese pin-back buttons. Display board reads "Wear a Button/Remember Pearl Harbor/Buy War Bonds", and each identical pin has the words "Remember Pearl Harbor" and an American flag. The board is dated 1942.
American anti-Japanese "hunting license"
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American propaganda document: anti-Japanese "hunting license." Satirical "Japanese Hunting License" document with no names filled in.
Der Phew-er Hitler Skunk S(cent) Penny Guitar Brooch
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Der Phew-er Hitler Skunk S(cent) Penny Guitar Brooch; 1940
Anti-Roosevelt, pro-Willkie 1940 presidential campaign button
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Anti-Roosevelt, pro-Willkie campaign button for the 1940 Presidential Election. Several variations of this button were manufactured at a rapid pace. Some had different background colors, while others had different text size and font styles. The campaign button was used to build awareness, and encourage positive word of mouth for the Republican challenger, Wendell Willkie, while simultaneously discouraging support for the Democratic incumbent, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR). FDR was running for an unprecedented third term, which was a major factor the Republicans pressed during the campaign. Willkie also challenged FDR’s New Deal policies and his approach to the ongoing World War. After Willkie was defeated by FDR, he became an ally of the President. Willkie called for greater national support for the Lend-Lease Act, embarked on a new campaign to awaken America from its isolationist slumber and urged unlimited aid to Britain in its struggle against Nazi Germany.
Anti-Roosevelt 1940 Presidential Campaign button
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Anti-Roosevelt campaign button for the 1940 Presidential Election. Several variations of this button were manufactured with different text size and font styles. Campaign buttons were used to build awareness, and encourage positive word of mouth for the candidates. In the 1940 Presidential election incumbent president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was running against Republican challenger, Wendell Willkie. FDR was running for an unprecedented third term, which was a major factor the Republicans pressed during the campaign. Willkie also challenged FDR’s New Deal policies and his approach to the ongoing World War. After Willkie was defeated by FDR, he became an ally of the President. Willkie called for greater national support for the Lend-Lease Act, embarked on a new campaign to awaken America from its isolationist slumber and urged unlimited aid to Britain in its struggle against Nazi Germany.
Photograph of James Ford and Earl Browder
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Contains a photograph of James Ford and Earl Browder shaking hands, dated 1940. Browder was the Communist Party nominee for President of the United States in 1940, and Ford was his running mate.
Take a Punch game board
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Take a Punch game encouraging people to buy US Defense bonds and stamps; in red, white, and blue with a caricature of Hitler next to a swastika in the left corner. In the right corner is a large 2 cent symbol. It includes instructions on how to play the game.
