Content note: Illustration of a frightened child held by a warden with flames behind them. This object is shown as it was published. Why
Let'em come ... "V" Homes are ready! Make yours a "V" Home now!
Civil-defense billboard design: a helmeted air-raid warden in a civil-defense armband holds a frightened girl against his chest, with flames behind them and a blue 'This is a V Home' window card at left. The fear-appeal is the child and fire; the transfer is the civil-defense emblem on helmet and sleeve lending official standing to the home card.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Office of Civilian Defense (emblem shown; Charles Miller, artist)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- Home front, Security and surveillance
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Office of Civilian Defense (emblem shown; Charles Miller, artist). National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1250 (NAID 514856).
Text on the object
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING Let'em come ..."V" HOMES are ready! Make yours a "V" Home NOW! THIS IS A V HOME [signature:] CHARLES MILLER [imprint:] LITHO. IN U.S.A.
