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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.
Fly With the U.S. Navy
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Fly With the U.S. Navy

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.24.31
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1862)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1775)
Date1941
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 17 in (35.6 cm x 43.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA poster promoting enlistment in the U.S. Navy. The poster features a large color image of a U.S. Navy pilot climbing into the cockpit of an airplane. In the background are seen crew members with another aviator, along with the wing of an additional aircraft. Black text above and below the image reads: FLY with the U.S. NAVY / Americans between the ages of 20 to 27 with two-year college credits or the equivalent thereof should See the nearest U.S. Navy Recruiting Office.

Issued by the U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau, poster no. NRB—29583—7-22-41—5M. The number "#429" is in the lower right corner.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
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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