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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)
Maker (American, founded 1862)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1915)
Date1942
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 26 5/8 in (27.9 cm x 67.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster encouraging enlistment in the U.S. Coast Guard. The poster features an illustration of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter CGC-451 on open water at the center. The boat is shooting at Japanese military airplanes flying around in the sky above it, some of which are on fire and crashing into the ocean. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower left of the illustration: “CHARLES ROSNER.” The term “REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR!” is in white in the lower right of the illustration. Blue and red text on and below the image reads: “TIME FOR ACTION / JOIN THE U.S. COAST GUARD TODAY.

The poster was issued by the U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau, poster no. NRB—32148—4-9-42—16M.
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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