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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.
The Lancashire Daily Post Headline Poster
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

The Lancashire Daily Post Headline Poster

Object numberMO 2005.13.20.44.2
Name Poster
Maker (British newspaper, founded 1886)
Date1939
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 9 3/8 in x W 11 in (23.8 cm x 27.9 cm )
DescriptionAn orange and black newspaper headline poster. The text-only poster reads: U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST DICTATORS THREATENED / THE LANCASHIRE DAILY POST.
Label TextThis poster is one of twelve British newspaper headline posters (MO 2005.13.20.44.1-12) with varying headlines relating to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s January 4, 1939 annual address to Congress, the State of the Union. In the speech, FDR urged a general rally to national defense and again denounced dictatorships.
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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