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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.
Thunder On Sail On Democracy!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Thunder On Sail On Democracy!

Object numberMO 2005.13.24.26
Name Poster
Artist
Maker (American, founded 1862)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1775)
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 17 in (35.6 cm x 43.2 cm )
DescriptionA color poster promoting enlistment in the U.S. Navy. The poster features a large illustration showing a nighttime water scene. In the foreground is a Nazi U-boat that has been split in half by artillery fired from a U.S. Navy ship seen in the background. A explosive white cloud issuing from the wrecked submarine has red and black text that reads: THUNDER ON / SAIL ON / DEMOCRACY! The artist's name is in the lower right corner of the artwork: FRANK SANFILIPPO / U.S.N.R. Along the bottom of the poster, on a black band, is white text that says: ENLIST TODAY IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

Issued by the U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau, poster no. NRB—32109—4-6-42—10M. The number "#439" is in the lower right 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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