This Man Is Your Friend — Canadian
Object numberMO 2005.13.33.22.3
Name
Poster
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
Bureau of Graphics, OWI
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body
Office of Facts and Figures, OEM
(American, 1941 - 1942)
Issuing Body
Office For Emergency Management
(American, 1940 - 1942)
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
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 Canadian soldier wearing a Highland regiment uniform and looking forward and smiling. White (on blue) and black text reads: “This man is your FRIEND / Canadian / He fights for FREEDOM.”
Additional small black text along the bottom edge of the poster reads: “For additional copies write to Graphics Division, Office of Facts and Figures, Washington D.C. . . . Specify GPO Jacket No. 455916. 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 small black text along the bottom edge of the poster reads: “For additional copies write to Graphics Division, Office of Facts and Figures, Washington D.C. . . . Specify GPO Jacket No. 455916. U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1942—O.”
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.Collections
Non exposé