Poster
"Melvin's Gone but the War Goes On"
| A poster promoting an anti-Vietnam war rally which reads "Melvin's Gone but the War Goes On: So Does the Rally!" The poster features a caricatured crowd of spectators looking on as Melvin Laird, who is tarred and feathered, is carried off tied to a pole by two other figures. |
| Image ID: | 62701 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 01 26 1971 |
| Creator Name: | SOAP |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Madison People's poster and propaganda collection collected by J. Wesley Miller, 1969-1976 |
| Genre: | Poster |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 4003, Box 7, Folder 2 |
| Original Dimensions: | 17 x 22 inches |
| "26-I-71," appears in the lower-right of the poster and refers to the date of the poster's acquisition by J. Wesley Miller, January 26, 1971. Miller reference number 0011315. |
| Demonstrations |
| Flags |
| Political leadership |
| Politicians |
| Caricatures and cartoons |
| Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
| Crowds |
| Men |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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