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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.
Secretaries of War
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Secretaries of War

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.17.17.1
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1775)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 30 3/8 in x W 21 1/2 in (77.2 cm x 54.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA poster featuring a color photographic image of four young civilian women, each wearing a U.S. Army I.D. badge, standing against a backdrop of the American flag. Below the image, white text on a blue background reads: SECRETARIES OF WAR.

Printed in small text along the bottom of the poster: [Great Seal of the United States] U. S. ARMY / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943—O-532703.
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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