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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.
A Boy Died Last Night
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

A Boy Died Last Night

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.21.47
Object Type Poster
Possible Maker (American intelligence agency, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, 1921 - 1940s)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 22 5/8 in x W 17 5/8 in (57.5 cm x 44.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white poster encouraging wartime sacrifice. The poster, titled “A Boy Died Last Night,” features a black and white illustration of a fallen U.S. soldier. The image is followed by the text of an editorial that starts with the same line as the title, written by unknown writer, that appeared in The Louisville Courier-Journal.

Small text along the bottom edge of the poster reads: Reproduced for Sixth Service Command War Bond Office. ENGR. BRANCH MAPS REPRODUCT SECT. 1943.
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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