Britain and America Have Over Two Million Tons More Shipping To-Day. . .
Object numberMO 2005.13.29.5
Name
Poster
Artist
Rowland Frederick Hilder OBE
(American-British, 1905 - 1993)
Issuing Body
British Information Services
(British, founded 1941)
Dateca. 1939-1945
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 19 3/4 in x W 29 3/4 in (50.2 cm x 75.6 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a shipyard. On the left side of the yard is a ship under construction, and on the right side is docked a large completed ship flying the British flag. Along the bottom of the poster is a beige-colored horizontal band on which is black text that reads: Launching a merchant ship in a British shipyard / BRITAIN AND AMERICA HAVE OVER TWO MILLION TONS / MORE SHIPPING TO-DAY THAN IN AUGUST 1942. The artwork is by Rowland Hilder. Printed in England.
Stamped on the reverse of poster: BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES / 30 Rockefeller Plaza / New York City.
Label TextThis British propaganda poster touted the increase in Anglo-American shipping made by possible by Allied success in the Battle of the Atlantic.Stamped on the reverse of poster: BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICES / 30 Rockefeller Plaza / New York City.
Additional Details
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.Collections
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