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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.
United We Win
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

United We Win

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.34.73.1
Object Type Poster
Photographer (Ukrainian-American, 1912 - 1999)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 40 in x W 28 1/2 in (101.6 cm x 72.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA poster featuring a color image of the American flag at the top. Below the flag is a black and white photographic image of two factory laborers -- one black and one white -- working together on an airplane component. White text at the bottom of the poster reads: UNITED WE WIN. Additional small text along the bottom reads: OWI Photo by Liberman U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-484339 War Manpower Commission Washington D.C.
Historical NoteThis poster features an OWI photograph of Lewis Ward (left) and Walter Shippe (right) at work on a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft.
Additional Details
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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