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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.
The U.S.S. Marblehead Comes Home!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

The U.S.S. Marblehead Comes Home!

Object numberMO 2005.13.24.28
Name Poster
Maker (American, founded 1862)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1775)
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 17 in (35.6 cm x 43.2 cm )
DescriptionA black, white, and blue poster promoting enlistment in the U.S. Navy. The poster features a large black and white photographic image of the light cruiser, USS MARBLEHEAD (CL-12) on open water against a blue background representing the sky. In the upper section of the sky is a darker blue illustrated world map with a dotted line indicating the route of the ship in February - May 1942 from the Makassar Strait in Indonesia to New York City. Overlaying the map is a white box with the heading "THE U.S.S. MARBLEHEAD COMES HOME!" followed by text summarizing the heroic deeds of the ship at Macassar [sic] Strait and her arduous trip back to the United States, and encouraging men to enlist in the U.S. Navy.

Issued by the U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau, poster no. NRB—32542—5-25-42—20M. The number "440" is in the lower right corner.
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.
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