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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.
Dish It Out With the U.S. Navy
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Dish It Out With the U.S. Navy

Object numberMO 2005.13.24.19
Name Poster
Artist (American illustrator, 1891 - 1943)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1862)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1775)
Date1942
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 in (50.8 cm x 35.6 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an image of Navy sailors loading an artillery shell into a big gun. The artist's facsimile signature is at the bottom of the artwork: McCLELLAND BARCLAY USNR. On a blue background at the top and bottom of the poster is white text that reads: DISH IT OUT with THE NAVY / CHOOSE NOW-WHILE YOU CAN / GO TO YOUR NEAREST NAVY RECRUITMENT STATION TODAY.

Issued by the U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau, poster no. 33462—9-10-42—185M. "Order No. 2" is printed in the lower left corner.
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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