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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.
Sentinels of Security
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Sentinels of Security

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.24.22
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1862)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1775)
Date1938
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 17 in (35.6 cm x 43.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA poster featuring a reproduction of a black and white photograph showing a closeup view of the guns on a U.S. Navy destroyer ship. Above and below the image is black text that reads: SENTINELS OF SECURITY / Combining graceful lines and latent power, the mighty 14-inch guns of the U.S.S. CALIFORNIA present a striking view. ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

Issued by the U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau, poster no. NRB—22137—9-20-38—6500. The number "400" is in the lower right corner.

Stamped in black ink on the poster (in the lower right corner) is an address: U. S. NAVY RECRUITING STATION / POST OFFICE BUILDING / POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.
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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