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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.
Your Navy - First Line of Attack
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Your Navy - First Line of Attack

Object numberMO 2005.13.24.30
Name Poster
Artist (American illustrator, 1910 - 1982)
Maker (American, founded 1862)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1775)
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 in (50.8 cm x 35.6 cm )
DescriptionA color poster commemorating Navy Day in 1942. The upper half of the poster features an illustration captioned "SCENE ON FLIGHT DECK OF MODERN U. S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER." A closeup image of the flight deck is shown and focuses on various crew members at work around an aircraft getting ready to take off. The artist's facsimile name is in the lower right corner of the image: JOHN FALTER USNR. The lower half of the poster has a medium blue background representing the sky, and a darker blue along the bottom representing the sea on which are the black silhouettes of Navy ships. White and red text reads: YOUR NAVY - FIRST LINE OF ATTACK / NAVY DAY OCT. 27th [image of anchor].

Issued by the U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau, poster no. NRB—33742—10-1-42—80M.
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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