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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.
Sub Spotted - Let ‘Em Have It!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Sub Spotted - Let ‘Em Have It!

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.24.5.1
Object Type Poster
Artist (American illustrator, 1891 - 1943)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1862)
Date1942
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 in (50.8 cm x 35.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster encouraging enlistment in the U.S. Navy. The poster features a large, closeup illustration of several uniformed sailors at work on the deck of a Navy vessel on open water. At the center of the scene, one of the sailors is preparing to launch a metal barrel-like container filled with TNT into the water as a depth charge. The artist's facsimile signature is at the center of the left side: McCLELLAND BARCLAY / USNR. White and red wording on the bottom half of the illustration reads: "Sub Spotted – / LET 'EM HAVE IT!" / LEND A HAND – Enlist in your Navy today.

Issued by the U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau, poster no. NRB—33025—8-14-42—65M.
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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