Poster

Books Cannot Be Killed By Fire

World War II poster with the messages, "Books Cannot Be Killed By Fire" and "Books are Weapons in the War of Ideas." The poster shows a charcoal sketch of German soldiers throwing books onto a large bonfire. A large book with a quote from Franklin D. Roosevelt can be seen in the background. The artist's signature, "S. Broder," is shown in the lower left corner of the poster. Small printed text in the lower left corner shows "For additional copies write Division of Public Inquiry, Office of War Information, Washington, D.C. Specify O.W.I. No. 7." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "U. S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-487131."