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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.
Time for Action
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Time for Action

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.25.7
Object Type Poster
Artist (German-American, 1894 - 1975)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1862)
Date1942
Mediumcardboard
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 26 5/8 in (27.9 cm x 67.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster with an illustration of a U.S. Coast Guard ship at the center shooting at Japanese planes flying around, some of which are on fire and crashing into the ocean. Blue, white, and red text reads: TIME FOR ACTION / REMEMBER / PEARL HARBOR! / JOIN THE U.S. COAST GUARD TODAY. The artwork is by Charles Rosner. Navy Recruitment Bureau NRB-32148-4-9-42-16M.
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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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