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Eternal vigilance
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | United States |
Description | World War II cartoon shows an old gentleman in Revolutionary War garb (labeled "Warden"), posting a large list of instructions headed "When the Air Raid Comes." A crowd of people in modern dress look on. The caption refers to the often quoted statement by John Philpot Curran in 1790: "The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance." After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, there were a number of false air raid alarms on both the East and West Coasts. Local authorities scrambled to improve defenses against attacks which never came. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Civil Defense--United States. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Clothing & dress--American--1770-1790. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |