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For a Secure Future

Amos Sewell (1901-1983), U.S. Office of War Information, War Finance Division, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration1945

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A color poster featuring a large image of the upper half of a man wearing overalls. In his arms he is holding miniature images of teenagers in graduation clothing and a young girl in green, a red truck and a blue tractor, and a red barn and a white house. His left hand is also clutching a fist-full of U.S. war bonds. White text in the upper right corner reads: FOR A / SECURE / FUTURE. Along the bottom of the poster is tan box with black text reading: BUY WAR BONDS. The artwork is by Amos Sewell. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U. S. Government Printing Office : 1945-O-635063 / Official U.S. Treasury Poster WFD 994.

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  • Title: For a Secure Future
  • Creator: Amos Sewell (1901-1983), U.S. Office of War Information, War Finance Division, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
  • Date Created: 1945
  • Location Created: Washington, DC
  • Physical Dimensions: overall H 28 in x W 20 in (71.1 cm x 50.8 cm )
  • Provenance: Gift of Adriance Memorial Library
  • Type: Poster
  • Original Source: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/739394
  • Rights: Unrestricted
  • Medium: paper
U.S. National Archives

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