Me travel? ... not this summer. Vacation at home
Painting of a smiling man in an armchair, feet up, pipe in mouth, with a fan, lemonade, a dog and a framed photograph of a uniformed serviceman on the shelf. The ordinary-man scene shows staying home as the contented choice (plain-folks); the soldier's portrait ties the choice to the war effort (transfer). A black panel gives the slogan.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1945
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Office of Defense Transportation; artist Albert Dorne
- 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
- Theme
- Home front
- 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)
Office of Defense Transportation. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1342 (NAID 514996).
Text on the object
Me travel? ...not this summer VACATION AT HOME OFFICE OF DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION [signature: ALBERT DORNE] [imprint: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945-O-643715]
