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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.
Your Duty Ashore . . . His Afloat
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Your Duty Ashore . . . His Afloat

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.17.31
Object Type Poster
Artist (American, 1907 - 1977)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1915)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 10 1/2 in (35.6 cm x 26.7 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an image of a woman wearing a U.S. Coast Guard uniform and holding a pair of binoculars. Behind her is the image of Navy sailor in action. Blue text across the top reads: YOUR DUTY ASHORE … HIS AFLOAT. Red and blue text below the images reads: SPARS / APPLY NEAREST COAST GUARD OFFICE. The artwork is by John J. Floherty, Jr., CPO USCGR. Lithographed in U.S.A. Poster No. 24-A-44.
Historical NoteThe U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserve was created in 1942. The SPARS acronym was taken from the Coast Guard motto: Semper Paratus, Always Ready.
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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