ca. 1942–1945 · Color poster
“Tokio Kid Say—Much Waste of Material Make So-o-o-o Happy!”
Douglas Aircraft Company
Why it matters
The poster shows wartime messaging replacing specific state and military actors with an instantly recognisable racial body that could be imagined inside the American factory.
- Publication
- Douglas Aircraft Company material conservation program
- Holding institution
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
- Shelfmark
- NAID 515859; 44-PA-2155; World War II Posters, NAID 513498
Citation
Douglas Aircraft Company. ‘Tokio Kid Say—Much Waste of Material Make So-o-o-o Happy! Thank You.’ Color poster, ca. 1942–1945. World War II Posters, Record Group 44. U.S. National Archives, NAID 515859, 44-PA-2155.
