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Propaganda Poster Population Protection Big Brother Wathes
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Original vintage propaganda poster issued in the Netherlands for the Dutch Civil Guard, the Bescherming Bevolking (BB). Great image of a man holding a BB banner watching over the city in a Big Brother stance. Translated as Population Protection, BB was established in 1952 to protect the Dutch population. That was at the beginning of the Cold War when East and West faced each other. The BB provided support and provided information to the population and included a fire brigade, a first aid and a rescue service. In the late 1950s, the BB conducted an intensive recruitment campaign when nuclear weapons took the place of conventional weapons. Our country had to prepare for a possible nuclear war. The ABC (Atomic, Bacteriological and Chemical) service was established, requiring approximately 40,000 trained officers. To achieve this goal, the BB introduced an emergency watch obligation in 1958. Men who were extraordinarily enlisted for military service were required to participate in the BB. Until the organization was disbanded in 1985, the emergency watch obligation remained in force. Condition: Good condition, creasing, tears, stains.. Country of printing: Netherlands, designer: Frans Mettes, size (cm): 54x39, year of printing: 1950s.
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Original vintage propaganda poster issued in the Netherlands for the Dutch Civil Guard, the Bescherming Bevolking (BB). Great image of a man holding a BB banner watching over the city in a Big Brother stance. Translated as Population Protection, BB was established in 1952 to protect the Dutch population. That was at the beginning of the Cold War when East and West faced each other. The BB provided support and provided information to the population and included a fire brigade, a first aid and a rescue service. In the late 1950s, the BB conducted an intensive recruitment campaign when nuclear weapons took the place of conventional weapons. Our country had to prepare for a possible nuclear war. The ABC (Atomic, Bacteriological and Chemical) service was established, requiring approximately 40,000 trained officers. To achieve this goal, the BB introduced an emergency watch obligation in 1958. Men who were extraordinarily enlisted for military service were required to participate in the BB. Until the organization was disbanded in 1985, the emergency watch obligation remained in force. Condition: Good condition, creasing, tears, stains.. Country of printing: Netherlands, designer: Frans Mettes, size (cm): 54x39, year of printing: 1950s.
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