Poster
Civil Disobedience Event in Washington, D.C.
| Poster calling for University of Wisconsin students to visit Washington, D.C., in the fall of 1971 as part of a civil disobedience demonstration. Features a cartoon drawing of President Nixon's head, depicted as an Easter Island statue with plugs in his ears. Caption on the left side reads, "The Daily Death Toll is 300," referring to the Vietnamese Conflict. |
| Image ID: | 55992 |
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| Creation Date: | 09 1971 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| 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 42, Folder 3 |
| Original Dimensions: | 18 x 23 inches |
| "27-IX-71" appearing on the front refers to its date of acquisition by J. Wesley Miller: September 27, 1971. |
| Capitol buildings |
| Caricatures and cartoons |
| Student activities |
| Vietnam War, 1961-1975 |
| Crowds |
| Demonstrations |
| Flags |
| Civil disobedience |
| War casualties |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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