I'll Carry Mine Too!
Object numberMO 2005.13.35.106.1
Name
Poster
Photographer
Valentino Sarra
(American commercial photographer and artist, 1903 - 1982)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
Division of Public Inquiries, OWI
(American, founded 1942)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body
Office of Defense Transportation
(American, 1941 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 22 in (71.1 cm x 55.9 cm )
DescriptionA color poster depicting a retouched photograph of a woman wearing a yellow shirt, green coat, and a green hat. She is carrying a bag of groceries in one arm and several packages under the other. Behind her, in a darkened gray is a line of marching U.S. Army soldiers carrying rifles and wearing large rucksacks. White text in the middle and bottom of the poster reads: I'll carry mine too! / TRUCKS AND TIRES MUST LAST TILL VICTORY. The artwork is by Valentino Sarra. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: OWI Poster No. 28. Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D.C. / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1943-O-503155 / THE OFFICE OF DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION.
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