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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.
Bowl Them Over
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Bowl Them Over

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.34.280
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 39 7/8 in x W 28 1/2 in (101.3 cm x 72.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn orange, black, and white poster depicting the three Axis leaders -- Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito -- caricatured as bowling pins. Knocking them over is a black bowling ball labeled in white text: MORE / PRODUCTION. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1942-O-469851 / WAR PRODUCTION BOARD / WASHINGTON, D.C. A-16. In the lower left corner of the poster is the eagle logo for the United States War Production Board (WPB).
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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