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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.
Nobody Realized, – Until It Was Too Late
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Nobody Realized, – Until It Was Too Late

Artifact IDMO 1942.32.2
Object Type Poster
Artist
Date1941
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 16 1/2 in x W 43 3/4 in (41.9 cm x 111.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA British World War II propaganda poster. The color poster consists of two separate cartoon-like illustrations. In the left panel is an image of a merchant ship on open water being manned by six visible sailors all involved in various forms of relaxation. The panel on the right shows the same vessel, but now with fire destroying the front half of the ship and black smoke spewing into the sky. Black text on the two panels reads, from left to right: "Nobody realized, — / until it was too late," – said the master. Both panels have the artist's facsimile initials and the date JE 1941.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 17, 1941. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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)
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