Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Flier advertising the Zero Hour Parade for Peace in New York City, October 1, 1938, sponsored by United Czechoslovakian Societies, NY City Division, American League for Peace and Democracy, United Jugoslav Federation. On September 30, 1938, France, Great Britain, and Italy signed the Munich Pact, an agreement with Hitler approving Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland, a border region of Czechoslovakia, in exchange for a promise of peace from Hitler. Czechoslovakia was not a participant in the Conference
- Title
- Save Czechoslovakia! Zero Hour Parade
- Date
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publication/distribution:
1938 October 01
- Geography
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publication:
New York (N.Y.)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection. The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Crown Family.
- Markings
- front, black ink : Save Czechoslovakia! / Zero Hour Parade
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Classification
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Posters
- Category
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War propaganda
- Object Type
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Fliers (printed matter) (aat)
- Physical Description
- Rectangular flier with black text on a white background.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 14.250 inches (36.195 cm) | Width: 11.750 inches (29.845 cm)
- Materials
- overall : canvas, paper, ink
- Inscription
- advertising the Zero Hour Parade for Peace in New York City, October 1, 1938, sponsored by United Czechoslovakian Societies NY City Division, American League for Peace and Democracy, United Jugoslav Federation;
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The flier was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015.
- Funding Note
- The acquisition of this artifact was made possible by the Crown Family.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 20:13:43
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn608114
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