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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.
Ready Then, Ready Now
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Ready Then, Ready Now

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.25.8
Object Type Poster
Artist (American, 1902 - 1986)
Maker (American, founded 1862)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1915)
Date1941
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 21 in (27.9 cm x 53.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster promoting enlistment in the U.S. Coast Guard. The majority of the poster features a large color illustration of five shirtless sailors at work on the deck of a ship, loading and preparing a big gun for firing. In the upper left quadrant of the poster is a blue, ghost-like illustration showing three sailors from a bygone era preparing a ship's cannon for firing. Red, blue, and black text on the poster reads: U.S. COAST GUARD / READY THEN / READY NOW / APPLY AT NEAREST RECRUITING OFFICE. The artist's facsimile signature is written vertically in the lower left corner of the artwork: J. D. WISINSKI.

Issued by the U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau, poster no. NRB—30449—10-16-41—25M.
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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