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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 Duty Ashore . . . His Afloat
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Your Duty Ashore . . . His Afloat

Object numberMO 2005.13.17.31
Name Poster
Artist (American, 1907 - 1977)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1915)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 10 1/2 in (35.6 cm x 26.7 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an image of a woman wearing a U.S. Coast Guard uniform and holding a pair of binoculars. Behind her is the image of Navy sailor in action. Blue text across the top reads: YOUR DUTY ASHORE … HIS AFLOAT. Red and blue text below the images reads: SPARS / APPLY NEAREST COAST GUARD OFFICE. The artwork is by John J. Floherty, Jr., CPO USCGR. Lithographed in U.S.A. Poster No. 24-A-44.
Label TextThe U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserve was created in 1942. The SPARS acronym was taken from the Coast Guard motto: Semper Paratus, Always Ready.
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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