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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.
Fighting Fish and Fighting Men
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Fighting Fish and Fighting Men

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.24.33
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1862)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1775)
Date1941
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 17 in (35.6 cm x 43.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA poster promoting enlistment in the U.S. Navy. On a yellow background are ten black and white photographic images, with descriptive captions, of sailors at work and at rest on U.S Navy submarines, and images of submarines anchored and on/in open water. Black text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: fighting FISH AND FIGHTING MEN / Join up and fight in THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

Issued by the U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau, poster no. NRB—31328—1-17-41—15M. The number "#435" is in the lower right corner.
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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