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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.
This Man Is Your Friend—Australian
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

This Man Is Your Friend—Australian

Object numberMO 2005.13.33.20.4
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, 1941 - 1942)
Issuing Body (American, 1940 - 1942)
Date1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 1/4 in (50.8 cm x 36.2 cm )

DescriptionA poster featuring a black and white photographic image of a Australian soldier in uniform, smiling and looking forward. White and blue text at the top, center, and bottom of the poster reads: This is your FRIEND / Australian / He fights for FREEDOM. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: For additional copies write to Graphics Division, Office of Facts and Figures, Washington D.C. . . . Specify GPO Jacket No. 455917. U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O.
Label TextThis poster is part of a series that depicted soldiers and sailors from the different nations in the Allied coalition.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
Non exposé