Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
We Salute the Chinese Rupublic
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.31.17
Object Type
Poster
Issuing Body
United China Relief
(American organization, 1941 - 1966)
Dateca. 1941-1945
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 11 in (35.6 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA small red, white, and blue World War II propaganda poster. The poster features an artwork illustration of Uncle Sam shaking hands with a Chinese soldier against a background of the flags of the United States and the Republic of China flanking a portrait of Sun Yat-sen, “FOUNDER OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON OCTOBER 10, 1911.”
Red and blue text on the lower half of the poster states: "We Salute the CHINESE REPUBLIC On her Birthday OCTOBER 10TH / China - the First of our Allies to fight Japan, China - in spite of war, struggling victoriously toward Democracy as we did 150 years ago. / HELP HER TO FIGHT BRAVELY ON! / United China Relief / Member Agency of the National War Fund." A New York union bug is in the lower right corner of the poster.
Additional DetailsRed and blue text on the lower half of the poster states: "We Salute the CHINESE REPUBLIC On her Birthday OCTOBER 10TH / China - the First of our Allies to fight Japan, China - in spite of war, struggling victoriously toward Democracy as we did 150 years ago. / HELP HER TO FIGHT BRAVELY ON! / United China Relief / Member Agency of the National War Fund." A New York union bug is in the lower right corner of the poster.
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)
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