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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.
Every Mother's Son Is Counting on You
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Every Mother's Son Is Counting on You

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.34.283
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1944
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 40 in x W 28 1/2 in (101.6 cm x 72.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA colored poster featuring at the top an illustration of a helmeted U.S. Navy sailor manning a gun on a boat. The bottom half of the poster features a collage of five black and white photographic images of U.S. Navy sailors and officers, pictured both in groups and as individuals. Black and white text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: Every mothers son is / COUNTING ON YOU! / SEE THE JOB THROUGH TO VICTORY! Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1944-O-601156 / OFFICIAL NAVY POSTER, INDUSTRIAL INCENTIVE DIVISION, 8-80 M.
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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