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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.
Setting the Course to Victory
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Setting the Course to Victory

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.25.1
Object Type Poster
Artist (American painter and lithographer, 1908 - 1972)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1915)
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 42 in x W 28 in (106.7 cm x 71.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring a large illustration of a U.S. Coast Guard officer and a sailor against the background of a dramatic sky, and with a sail partially visible on the left side. The officer, dressed in a long coat and uniform cap, has a pair of binoculars hanging around his neck. Standing to the right of him is the sailor, dressed in a peacoat and uniform hat, who has his hands on a ship’s wheel. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower right corner of the image: “L. W. Bentley 42 / U.S.C.G. R.” Black, red, and white text below the illustration has the message: “SETTING THE COURSE TO Victory WITH THE U.S. COAST GUARD.” Additional small text along the bottom has the poster information: “42 – 43 / LITHO. IN U.S.A.”
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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