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Miles Of Hell To Tokyo!

Amos Sewell (1901-1983), U.S. Government Printing Office, War Manpower Commission, and Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration1945

U.S. National Archives

U.S. National Archives
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A color poster featuring an illustration of an injured and bleeding U.S. soldier on his hands and knees, clothes tattered and grasping a rifle, trying to push himself off the ground. Spent shell casings litter the ground below him. Red and black text, on a yellow background, at the top and bottom of the poster reads: MILES OF HELL / to Tokyo! / WORK WHERE / YOU'RE NEEDED / CONSULT YOUR U.S EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICE / WAR MANPOWER COMMISSION. The artwork is by Amos Sewel. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. Government Printing Office: 1945-O-646461. On the reverse of the poster is mailing information from the War Manpower Commission (WMC).

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  • Title: Miles Of Hell To Tokyo!
  • Creator: Amos Sewell (1901-1983), U.S. Government Printing Office, War Manpower Commission, 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 26 in x W 18 3/8 in (66 cm x 46.7 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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