Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Be a Ship's Officer
Object numberMO 2005.13.26.3
Name
Poster
Maker
U. S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps
(American, founded 1938)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 21 in (27.9 cm x 53.3 cm )
DescriptionA color poster promoting enlistment in the U.S. Merchant Marines Cadet Corps. Against the background of a blue-tone photographic image of ships on open water is a black and white drawn profile portrait of a uniformed Merchant Marine Officer's head and shoulders. Bold red and white text on and below the imagery reads: BE A SHIP'S OFFICER / U.S. MERCHANT MARINE CADET CORPS. To the right of the officer's portrait is a white box with black informational text that says: For information to become a CADET - MIDSHIPMAN write to the SUPERVISOR / U.S. MERCHANT MARINE CADET CORPS / War Shipping Administration, Training Organization, Washington (25), D.C.
The poster is an official war message distributed by the Office of War Information (OWI). Printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1943—O-537805.
Additional DetailsThe poster is an official war message distributed by the Office of War Information (OWI). Printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1943—O-537805.
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)
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