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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 Blood Can Save Him
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Your Blood Can Save Him

Object numberMO 2005.13.18.8
Name Poster
Artist (American, 1896 - 1967)
Issuing Body (American organization, founded 1881)
Dateca. 1941-45
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 5/8 in (50.8 cm x 37.1 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an image of a soldier down on his knees with his left hand holding his rifle and his right hand holding his bowed head. His helmet rests next to him on the ground. The Red Cross symbol is in the lower right corner. Red and black text across the top and bottom of the poster reads: YOUR BLOOD / CAN SAME HIM / Call / AMERICAN / RED CROSS. The artwork is by John Franklin Whitman Jr. A union bug is in the lower left. Poster No. 1205.
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.
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