In Memoriam
Object numberMO 2005.13.40.58.1
Name
Poster
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Date1944
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 10 in (35.6 cm x 25.4 cm )
DescriptionA white poster featuring a black and white photographic image a memorial service at Kaneohe, Hawaii for men killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The image shows a line of uniformed U.S. Navy sailors, each placing Hawaiian leis on flag-adorned markers for the deceased. The image is encircled by a pink lei with pink text reading: In Memoriam. Black and pink text below the image reads: To those who so gallantly gave their / lives on that fateful morning of / 7 December 1941….. / BUY AN EXTRA WAR BOND on / PEARL HARBOR DAY DEC. 7th. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. Government Printing Office: 1944-O-606655.
Additional DetailsCredit 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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