Mask Mandates Are ALL AMERICAN!*

U.S. Public Health Service, 1942. NARA ID 514791.

Mask Mandates are ALL AMERICAN!*

"What is Past is Prologue."** This is not the first time Americans have been instructed to wear masks to stay safe. Check out these WW2 posters and see how gov't communicators tried to interest/educate/inform (and sometimes scare) the American public!

TAKE CARE OF YOUR MASK... OR ELSE! NARA ID 514846.

MASK TIPS FOR GLAMOROUS WOMEN! NARA ID 44266530.

BE PREPARED! NARA ID 44266634.

YOUR MASK IS NOT A PILLOW or KNAPSACK! NARA IDs 514038 and 514110.

STAY FIT! WEAR A MASK! NARA ID 535277.

*Speaking of All American, stay tuned for our upcoming exhibit: ALL AMERICAN: The Power of Sports.

**'Future' statue by Robert Aiken. Photo by Jeff Reed.