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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.
A Good Soldier Sticks to His Post
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

A Good Soldier Sticks to His Post

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.34.290
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 40 in x W 28 1/2 in (101.6 cm x 72.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring a large illustration of a helmeted soldier, wounded in the head, shooting a machine gun. An explosion is taking place in the background. Red, black, and white text at the top, center, and bottom of the poster reads: A GOOD SOLDIER / STICKS TO HIS POST! / - AND THAT / INCLUDES / SOLDIERS OF PRODUCTION! / Your War Production Drive / LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1943-O-526539 / WPB No. A-35 For extra copies address: / WAR PRODUCTION DRIVE HEADQUARTERS / War Production Board, Washington, D. C.
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 StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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