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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Fly With the United States Navy
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Fly With the United States Navy

Object numberMO 2005.13.24.6
Name Poster
Artist (American Navy sailor and artist, 1898 - 1943)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1862)
Date1940
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 in (50.8 cm x 35.6 cm )
DescriptionA red, white, and blue poster encouraging enlistment in the U.S. Navy’s aviation program. The poster features a line illustration of various U.S. Navy aircraft in the sky with Navy ships on the water below. The illustration includes an inset image on the left of a Navy pilot seated in a cockpit, and also has the Naval Aviator insignia at the very top. On the blue "water" background in the lower half of the illustration is red and white text that reads: FLY With The UNITED STATES NAVY / Americans between the ages of 20 to 27 with two-year college credit should See the nearest Navy Recruiting Office. The artist’s facsimile name is along the waterline on the right side: MATT.

Issued by the U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau, poster no. NRB—29434—11-28-40—10M.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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