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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.
America's Answer! Production
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

America's Answer! Production

Object numberMO 2005.13.34.17.1
Name Poster
Artist (French, 1900 - 1997)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1940 - 1942)
Issuing Body (American, 1940 - 1942)
Date1942
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 a large green and black industrial work glove, grasping a wrench. Blue and red text on the poster reads: America's answer! / PRODUCTION. The "O" in PRODUCTION is shaped like hardware nut on which the wrench is positioned as if to turn it. The artwork is by Jean Carlu. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-454042 Division of Information / Office of Emergency Management / Washington D.C.
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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