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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.
In Memoriam
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

In Memoriam

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.40.58.1
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Date1944
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 10 in (35.6 cm x 25.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA white poster featuring a black and white photographic image a memorial service at Kaneohe, Hawaii for men killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The image shows a line of uniformed U.S. Navy sailors, each placing Hawaiian leis on flag-adorned markers for the deceased. The image is encircled by a pink lei with pink text reading: In Memoriam. Black and pink text below the image reads: To those who so gallantly gave their / lives on that fateful morning of / 7 December 1941….. / BUY AN EXTRA WAR BOND on / PEARL HARBOR DAY DEC. 7th. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. Government Printing Office: 1944-O-606655.
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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