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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.
Reserved For You
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Reserved For You

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.23.13
Object Type Poster
Artist (American artist, 1909 - 1992)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1907)
Date1942
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 11 in (35.6 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster promoting joining the U.S. Marines. On a red background with a wide white border is the illustration of two marching Marines, both dressed in the enlisted man's dress uniform. Between the two men is a blank outline of another marching Marine with a sign above that reads "RESERVED for you!" topped by the Marine Corps emblem. Wording at the bottom of the illustration says: U.S. MARINES. The artist's facsimile signature is in the lower right quadrant of the artwork: JOE RICHARDS. Printed along the bottom section of the poster: 949 9th STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D. C.

Produced by the Marine Corps Publicity Bureau (MCPB), poster no. 96801 1-24-42 20M., 433 PB.
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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