Os Grandes Canhões Começaram a Troar
Object numberMO 2005.13.32.36
Name
Poster
Maker
Office of Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (OCIAA)
(American Federal agency, 1941 - 1946)
Dateca. 1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 3/4 in x W 10 1/4 in (37.5 cm x 26 cm )
DescriptionA Portuguese language poster promoting inter-American solidarity during World War II. At the center of the poster is a large color photographic image from November 1943 of the U.S. Navy battleship USS COLORADO (BB-45) on open water, artillery firing from the big guns at the aft. Portuguese text in black on yellow bands above and below the image reads: "OS GRANDES CANHÕES COMEÇARAM A TROAR / Os canhões de uma belonave dos Estado Unidos vomitam, em preparação à invasão das forcąs de terra, toneladas de projéteis contra as defesas inimigas.”
Printed in small text in the lower right corner of the poster: “Publicado pelo Coordenador de Assuntos Interamericanos, Washington, E. U. A."
Additional DetailsPrinted in small text in the lower right corner of the poster: “Publicado pelo Coordenador de Assuntos Interamericanos, Washington, E. U. A."
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.Collections
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