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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.
Apprentice Seaman Training
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Apprentice Seaman Training

Object numberMO 2005.13.26.2.1
Name Poster
Artist (American, 1902 - 1986)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1938 - 1954)
Date1941
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall (laying flat) H 14 in x W 11 in (35.6 cm x 27.9 cm )
 overall (easel open) H 14 in x W 11 in x D 4 5/8 in (35.6 cm x 27.9 cm x 11.7 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a steam-powered merchant ship on open water. The artist's facsimile name is in the lower right corner of the image: JOHN D. WISINSKY. Blue, yellow, and white text on and below the image reads: Apprentice Seaman Training PREPARES YOUNG MEN 18 TO 23 FOR A CAREER in the AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE / apply to UNITED STATES MARITIME SERVICE, Washington, D. C.

Printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, 1941.

The poster has a cardboard easel back.
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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