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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.
Give 'Em Both Barrels, Poster
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Give 'Em Both Barrels, Poster

Object numberMO 2005.13.34.18.1
Name Poster
Artist (French, 1900 - 1997)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1940 - 1942)
Issuing Body (American, 1940 - 1942)
Date1941
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 30 in x W 40 1/8 in (76.2 cm x 101.9 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of two men, one above the other. The top man is wearing a cap and safety glasses and wielding a rivet gun. Below him, in the same position, is a helmeted soldier wielding a machine gun. Blue text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: GIVE 'EM / BOTH BARRELS. The artwork is by Jean Carlu. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: Division of Information / Office of Emergency Management / Washington D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office: 1941-O-430380.
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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