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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.
Your Duty Ashore . . . His Afloat
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Your Duty Ashore . . . His Afloat

Object numberMO 2005.13.17.31
Artist (American, 1907 - 1977)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1915)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 10 1/2 in (35.6 cm x 26.7 cm )

DescriptionA color poster featuring an image of a woman wearing a U.S. Coast Guard uniform and holding a pair of binoculars. Behind her is the image of Navy sailor in action. Blue text across the top reads: YOUR DUTY ASHORE … HIS AFLOAT. Red and blue text below the images reads: SPARS / APPLY NEAREST COAST GUARD OFFICE. The artwork is by John J. Floherty, Jr., CPO USCGR. Lithographed in U.S.A. Poster No. 24-A-44.
Label TextThe U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserve was created in 1942. The SPARS acronym was taken from the Coast Guard motto: Semper Paratus, Always Ready.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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