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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.
U.S. Marines Defend America
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

U.S. Marines Defend America

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.23.6.2
Object Type Poster
Artist (American artist, 1894 - 1970)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1907)
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 40 in x W 28 in (101.6 cm x 71.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring, on a yellow background, an illustration of an American eagle flying over an outline of the United States. Below the eagle and map is a profile illustration of a battleship behind which rises up black silhouette images of four U.S. Marines, each carrying a rifle, charging into battle. Red text on the poster reads: “U.S. MARINES / on LAND / at SEA / in the AIR / Defend AMERICA.” The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower right of the artwork: Woyshner.

Small text printed just below the image provides the poster information: MCPB 104026 8-17-42 10M. 436 PB.
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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