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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.
Keep Your Red Cross at His Side
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Keep Your Red Cross at His Side

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.18.2
Object Type Poster
Photographer (American photographer, 1913 - 1979)
Publisher (American magazine corporation, founded 1883)
Date1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 27 7/8 in x W 21 1/2 in (70.8 cm x 54.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA poster featuring a large black and white photographic image of the head and shoulders of a soldier in a moment of repose, his weary gaze directed towards the camera. Dressed in his uniform, but no helmet, the soldier is resting on his left elbow and holding a cigarette in his left hand. At the bottom of the poster is a red cross followed by white text that states: “KEEP YOUR RED CROSS AT HIS SIDE / ONE OF MERRILL’S MARAUDERS BEHIND THE JAP LINES IN BURMA – LIFE PHOTOGRAPH BY BERNARD HOFFMAN.” In the lower right corner of the poster is a red box with white text that reads, “PREPARED BY LIFE.”
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)
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