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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.
For a Secure Future
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

For a Secure Future

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.36.81.2
Object Type Poster
Artist (American, 1901 - 1983)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, 1943 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1789)
Date1945
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 20 in (71.1 cm x 50.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring a large image of the upper half of a man wearing overalls. In his arms he is holding miniature images of teenagers in graduation clothing and a young girl in green, a red truck and a blue tractor, and a red barn and a white house. His left hand is also clutching a fist-full of U.S. war bonds. White text in the upper right corner reads: FOR A / SECURE / FUTURE. Along the bottom of the poster is tan box with black text reading: BUY WAR BONDS. The artwork is by Amos Sewell. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U. S. Government Printing Office : 1945-O-635063 / Official U.S. Treasury Poster WFD 994.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of the Morgenthau Family
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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