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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.
Till Johnny Comes Marching Home
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Till Johnny Comes Marching Home

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.17.48
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1775)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 30 in x W 21 1/2 in (76.2 cm x 54.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring a war industry badge in the form of a black and white photograph of a woman framed by a green and white border and black and white illustrations of rifles and bullets with “ARMY” at the top and “WASHINGTON” below. The badge is placed over a sepia tone photographic image of a troop of marching soldiers. White text running across the bottom of the poster reads: “. . . till Johnny comes marching home.”

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-548406.
Historical NoteThis poster sought to reassure those concerned about women serving in the armed services that it was only a temporary phenomenon.
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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