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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 'Em Flying

Keep 'Em Flying

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.22.36.1
Object Type Poster
Artist (American artist, 1909-1975)
Artist (American commercial artist, 1916 - 1984)
Issuing Body (American, 1940s)
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 33 1/2 in x W 22 1/8 in (85.1 cm x 56.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA U.S. Army recruitment poster. The color poster features an illustration of three U.S. Army Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircrafts in flight with a large American flag forming the background. The names of the artists are printed in the lower right corner of the illustration: “DAN V. SMITH • ALBRO F. DOWNE.” Text below the illustration states: “'KEEP 'EM FLYING' IS OUR BATTLE CRY! DO YOUR PART FOR DUTY – HONOR – COUNTRY / PRESENTED BY THE UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITING AND INDUCTION SERVICE."
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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