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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.
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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.

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Artifact IDMO 2005.13.23.1.1
Object Type Poster
Artist (American illustrator, 1899 - 1976)
Maker (American)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1907)
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 40 in x W 28 in (101.6 cm x 71.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a uniformed Marine standing at ease with his hands behind his back. Red, blue, white, and black text on the poster reads: “READY / JOIN U.S. MARINES / LAND /SEA / AIR / APPLY, OR WRITE, TO NEAREST RECRUITING STATION.” The artist’s facsimile name is in the lower right corner of the image: SUNDBLOM.

Small text printed just below the image provides the poster information: REQN-NO-321 7-20-42 10M 436 PB / ALPHA LITHO. CO., CAMDEN, N. J.
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 StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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