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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.
This Man Is Your Friend—Ethiopian
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

This Man Is Your Friend—Ethiopian

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.33.23.3
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, 1941 - 1942)
Issuing Body (American, 1940 - 1942)
Date1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 1/4 in (50.8 cm x 36.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA poster featuring a black and white photographic image an Ethiopian soldier in uniform, blowing into a trumpet. White and blue text at the top, center, and bottom of the poster reads: This is your FRIEND / Ethiopian / He fights for FREEDOM. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: For additional copies write to Graphics Division, Office of Facts and Figures, Washington D.C. . . . Specify GPO Jacket No. 455914. U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O.
Historical NoteThis poster is part of a series that depicted soldiers and sailors from the different nations in the Allied coalition.
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 StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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