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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.
Quick Action
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Quick Action

Object numberMO 2005.13.25.2
Name Poster
Issuing Body (American, founded 1915)
Dateca. 1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 44 in x W 28 in (111.8 cm x 71.1 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter CGC-451 at center. Sailors can be seen on the deck aiming guns at Japanese airplanes flying overhead. Red, white, and gold text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: QUICK ACTION / United States / COAST GUARD / DON'T WAIT - JOIN TODAY! To the left of the cutter is a gray circle, resembling a life preserver, inside of which is written in red lettering: REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR.

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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