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J.C. Leyendecker
1940 Baby New Year Ready for War
Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, December 30, 1939
Though the nation was at peace in 1940, Americans were concerned about involvement in the European conflict. No longer a picture of innocence, this New Year's baby has his bags packed, and is ready to take actions at a moment's notice. Wearing a gas mask and clutching an umbrella, the child references British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, whose assurances of "peace in our time" proved illusory. |