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| Title | WANTED: GERMAN SABOTEUR: Joseph Schmidt |
| Description | This is an official FBI "WANTED" poster from 1942. The potential criminal being sought is Joseph Schmidt (a.k.a. Paul Schmidt; a.k.a. Jerry Swenson), who is described as a "German saboteur". The poster includes two mug-shot photos of Schmidt, taken October 18, 1940 (possibly in Canada -- the identifying card in front of Schmidt's face says "Edmonton"). A detailed physical description of Schmidt is provided, down to his "tobacco stained" teeth and "high pitched voice". The reader is instructed: "If you are in possession of any information concerning the whereabouts of [Schmidt], communicate immediately in person or by telephone or telegraph 'collect' to the undersigned or to the nearest office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice..." Contact information for FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover is provided at the bottom of the poster. 16 x 10.5 in. |
| Subject | United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972
United States. Dept. of Justice
Sabotage
Subversive activities
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei
National socialism
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| Keywords | FBI; Nazi; National Socialist German Workers' Party; Joseph Schmidt; Paul Schmidt; Jerry Swenson; |
| Location | Washington (D.C.)
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| Date | 1942-07-25 |
| Photographer/Author | United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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| Donors and Others | Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles
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| Media | Bulletin
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| Media Measurement | 40.5 x 256.5 cm |
| Identifier | CRCms177 |
| Language | eng
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| Type | image
text
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| Format | image/jpeg
text/jpeg
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| Repository Name | Delmar T. Oviatt Library. Urban Archives Center
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| Collection | Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles Collection
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| Repository Number | Box CRC/2 (OV) 249-15 |
| Exhibition information | Case 14, #17
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| Rights | |
| Project Name | In Our Own Backyard: Resisting Nazi Propaganda in Southern California, 1933-1945 |
| Date Digitized | 2007-12-13 |
| Date cataloged | 2007-12-13 |
| Publisher | Delmar T. Oviatt Library |
