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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.
We Are Ready What About You? Schools At War
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

We Are Ready What About You? Schools At War

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.45.12.1
Object Type Poster
Artist (American, 1894 - 1963)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1789)
Issuing Body (American, 1867 - 1972)
Date1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 22 in (71.1 cm x 55.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA poster with a blue, white, and red horizontally banded background featuring a color illustration in the foreground of (left to right) a young boy holding a model plane, an older boy carrying rubber boots, a hose, and pots, and a girl selling bonds and patriotic ribbons. A gray box in the lower half of the poster has blue, white, and black text reading: We Are Ready ★ What About You? / Join the / SCHOOLS AT WAR / Program. Below the box is black text reading: SPONSORED BY . . THE WAR SAVINGS STAFF OF THE U.S. TREASURY / DEPARTMENT, THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND ITS WARTIME COMMISSION. The artwork is by Irving Nurick. Forming a white logo in in the lower right corner is Save / Serve / Conserve with the "v" in each letter shared by on large shared "V." Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. Government Printing Office : 1942-O-477115 WSS 554.
Historical NoteThe Treasury Department and the U.S Office of Education created the Schools at War program to encourage the nation’s schoolchildren to purchase War Stamps and Bonds and conserve materials needed for the war effort.

Illustrator Irving Nurick was a logical choice for a poster dealing with teenagers and the war effort. Nurick was well-known for his ability to depict teens and young adults.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift from 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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