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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.
Swing It Brother!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Swing It Brother!

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.34.37
Object Type Poster
Photographer (American, 1896 - 1973)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Dateca. 1939-1945
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 40 1/4 in x W 30 in (102.2 cm x 76.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA poster featuring a color photographic image of a shirtless defense worker wearing sunglasses and a helmet, and holding a sledge hammer over his right shoulder. A shipyard is seen in the background. White, yellow, and red text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: Swing it BROTHER! / DON'T GIVE [crossed out] SLOW UP THE SHIP! / KEEP 'EM LAUNCHING! The word "GIVE" is crossed out and replaced with the word "SLOW" The photograph is by Paul Hesse. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: Incentive Division Navy Department S9-11M Lutz & Sheinkman, New York. A union bug is in the lower right.
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 StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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