Florida Memory • "This is a V Home" window placard, ca. 1942

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"This is a V Home" window placard, ca. 1942

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State Archives of Florida, Series S419

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Window placard reading "This is a V Home." These were distributed by local civil defense organizations during World War II to families who promised to follow certain local and federal directives relating to civil defense.

Date

1941 (circa)

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Florida during World War II (1939-1945)

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Health And Safety

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Civil defense
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Signs and signboards

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"This is a V Home" window placard, ca. 1942

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Civil defense

Emergency preparedness

Signs and signboards

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State Archives of Florida, Series S419

Date

1941 (circa)

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placards (information artifacts)

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eng-US

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Text

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s419_b010_f09_x02

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Florida during World War II (1939-1945)

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Health And Safety

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"This is a V Home" window placard, ca. 1942. 1941 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/343121>, accessed 14 November 2024.

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"This is a V Home" window placard, ca. 1942. 1941 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/343121>

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Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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For FY2024-25, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $614,955. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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