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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.
Every Man, Woman, and Child Is a Partner
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Every Man, Woman, and Child Is a Partner

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.34.161.1
Object Type Poster
Artist (American, 1915 - 1988)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 40 1/8 in (71.1 cm x 101.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster with black and white photographic images, from the upper left to the lower right, of people walking. Superimposing the walkers is a large red arrow at the left of the poster with white text reading: "Every man / woman and child / is a partner" / President Roosevelt. The arrow points to a blue box at the right of the poster with black and white text that reads: IN 1942 / 60,000 / PLANES / 45,000 / TANKS / 20,000 / A.A. GUNS / 8,000,000 TONS OF SHIPS. The poster was designed by David Henry Stech. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-453836 / War Production Board, Washington, D.C. - M1.
Historical NoteThe quotation featured in this poster was taken from the President’s December 9, 1941, Fireside Chat to the nation. In that speech, delivered two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, FDR proclaimed: “We are now in this war. We are all in it—all the way. Every single man, woman, and child is a partner in the most tremendous undertaking of our American history.”
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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