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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.
The Fighting Filipinos
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

The Fighting Filipinos

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.30.64
Object Type Poster
Artist (Filipino-American, 1904 - 1987)
Maker
Dateca. 1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 41 in x W 27 in (104.1 cm x 68.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a wounded Filipino man, with tattered clothing and a bloody bandage around his head. In his left hand he is holding a Filipino flag, and he is getting ready to launch a grenade with his right hand. Yellow and white text at the bottom of the poster reads: THE FIGHTING / FILIPINOS / WE WILL ALWAYS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM! Additional small text along the bottom margin reads: Additional copies of this poster may be obtained from the Office of Special Services, Commonwealth of the Philippines, 1617 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. 3--43. The artwork is by Manuel Rey Isip.
Historical NoteThousands of copies of this poster were smuggled into the Philippines during the war.
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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