Safety, Caution, Death Takes No Holiday!, 1940-1942

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Artifact Overview

Employers Mutuals, the first workers compensation insurance company in the U.S., produced this poster encouraging people to have a safe Fourth of July. Fireworks, careless driving, and other accidents caused hundreds of deaths during the holiday. The company reminded people to drive safely and celebrate sanely to "Stay Happy!"

Artifact Details

Artifact

Poster

Date Made

1940-1942

Subject Date

1940-1942

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.440.6

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Blue
Red
White (Color)

Dimensions

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Safety, Caution, Death Takes No Holiday!, 1940-1942