Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
We Caught Hell!
Object numberMO 2005.13.21.23.2
Name
Poster
Artist
Saul Tepper
(American illustrator, 1899 - 1987)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 40 1/8 in x W 29 1/2 in (101.9 cm x 74.9 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of an American soldier carrying a fallen comrade over his shoulders and holding a rifle in his left hand. In the background is a fiery scene strewn with rubble. Yellow and white text across the top of the image reads: WE CAUGHT HELL! / -someone must have talked.
The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1944-O-567525. Distributed for the Issuing Agencies by the Office of War Information.
Additional DetailsThe poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1944-O-567525. Distributed for the Issuing Agencies by the Office of War Information.
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.Collections
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