Twice a Patriot!
Object NamePoster, Political
Sponsor
War Production Board
Date1943
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumpaper. foamcore
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. 00.2010.044
Object number00.2010.044
DescriptionPoster, Political; Vertical sepia World War II propaganda poster titled, "Twice a Patriot! // Ex-Private Obie Bartlett lost left arm - Pearl Harbor - // Released: Dec. 1941 - Now at work welding // in a West Coast Shipyard…" in red text at the top. On the bottom of the poster in white text reads, "Sometimes I feel my job here is // as important as the one I had to leave.” The image depicts a medium-dark skinned man with a mustache working in a shipyard. He has a welder’s helmet open on his forehead and is wearing a dark colored collared shirt and collared jacket, with an apron over top. His right hand is wearing a glove and he is holding a welding instrument. There are large cranes in the background. The bottom reads, “U.S. Government Printing Office: 1943-O-535256” and “WPB Poster No. A-37. For extra copies, address: // War Production Drive Headquarters, // War Production Board, Washington, D.C.”
On View
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United States Office of War Information
1943
Object number: 00.2011.001
