You Help Someone You Know When You Give to the USO
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.45.19
Object Type
Poster
Artist
Howard William Scott
(American, 1902 - 1983)
Dateca. 1939-1945
Mediumcardboard
Dimensionsoverall H 22 in x W 14 in (55.9 cm x 35.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA white poster with a color illustration of the head a smiling U.S. soldier, wearing a helmet and with a rifle on his back, holding a mug in one hand and a cigarette in the other. Black and red text below the illustration reads: You help someone you / know… when you give / to the USO / and the / COMMUNITY CHEST. The artwork is by Howard Scott. A union bug is in the lower right corner of the poster.
Historical NoteEstablished on February 4, 1941, the United Service Organizations for National Defense (USO) provided off-duty entertainment, recreation and other services to millions of military personnel during the war. It remains in operation today.Additional Details
Credit LineGift from 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.In Collection(s)
Exhibitions
Not on view