Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
In the Strength of Great Hope
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.36.6.2
Object Type
Poster
Artist
Cecil Calvert Beall
(American, 1892 - 1967)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
War Finance Division
(American, 1943 - 1945)
Issuing Body
U.S. Department of the Treasury
(American, founded 1789)
Date1945
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 26 in x W 18 1/2 in (66 cm x 47 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring a small image in the bottom forefront of a family of five at the bottom, standing on a hill topped by a white cross. Above them rises a large image of FDR's head and shoulders. Red and white text at the center of the poster reads: "In the strength of great hope / we must shoulder our common load." / BUY VICTORY BONDS. The Victory Loan logo is in the lower right of the poster. The artwork is by C. C. Beall. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U. S. Government Printing Office: 1945-O-662911 / An Official U.S. Treasury Poster / WFD 32.
Historical NoteWhen FDR died on April 12, 1945, the war was still raging in Europe and the Pacific. A watercolor portrait by Cecil Calvert Beall was the centerpiece of this poster issued during the government’s final war bond campaign, called the Victory Loan Drive, which ran from October 29 to December 8, 1945.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.In Collection(s)
Exhibitions
Not on view
