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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.
The Present with a Future
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

The Present with a Future

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.36.24.1
Object Type Poster
Artist (American, 1895 - 1968)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1941 - 1943)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1789)
Date1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 22 in (71.1 cm x 55.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA Christmas-themed color poster with an illustration of Santa Claus on his sleigh in the sky. He is tossing out War Bonds which are falling to the ground below where a snowy village with a red church is seen. White and black text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: The Present With A Future / WAR BONDS. The artwork is by Adolf Arthur Dehn. Additional small text in the bottom margin of the illustration reads: U. S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-491740 WSS 642-A.
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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