Give 'Em Both Barrels, Poster
Object numberMO 2005.13.34.18.1
Name
Poster
Artist
Jean Carlu
(French, 1900 - 1997)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
Division of Information
(American, 1940 - 1942)
Issuing Body
Office For Emergency Management
(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 DetailsCredit 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
Exhibitions
Non exposé