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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.
U.S. Navy Insignias Print
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

U.S. Navy Insignias Print

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.24.8
Object Type Print
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Date1947
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 10 1/2 in x W 8 in (26.7 cm x 20.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color print featuring circular emblems from three different sections of the U.S. Navy. At the top of the print is the insignia of the "DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ★ BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS ★". Below it are two smaller insignias, one for the "CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS ★ UNITED STATES NAVY ★" and the other for the "SEABEES".
Historical NoteThis print featuring three images of U.S. Navy insignias formed the frontispiece for the publication, "Building the Navy's Bases in World War II: History of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and the Civil Engineer Corps 1940 - 1946," Volume 1, published in 1947 by the U.S. Government Printing Office.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
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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