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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.
The Marines Are Landing!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

The Marines Are Landing!

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.20.16
Object Type Poster
Artist (American artist, 1913 - 1987)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Date1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 17 in x W 12 in (43.2 cm x 30.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring the black and white illustration of a Marine against an orange and white background. The Marine is dressed in a combat uniform with "USMC" on the pocket, and his holding a rifle across his chest. The artist's facsimile signature is in the lower right of the illustration: Lt. H. Laidman USMC.

Black text above the illustration reads: THE / MARINES / ARE LANDING! Black and white text in an orange box below the illustration reads: SEE VETERAN INVADERS / FROM THE LST-512 / "HIT THE BEACH!" / WITH FLAME THROWERS • TANKS • GUNS • ATTACK BOATS.

Produced by the U.S. Government Printing Office, Official Navy Poster, no. 1945-O-638904.
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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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