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O'er the Ramparts We Watch

Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer

U.S. National Archives

U.S. National Archives
United States

Color poster with an illustration of a man, in a leather bomber jacket, appearing from among the clouds and holding a bomb in his hands. Bomber aircrafts are seen flying in the clouds below him. White and gold text across the top the bottom of the poster reads: O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCH / UNITED STATES / ARMY AIR FORCES. The artwork is by Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer. Printed by Brown & Bigelow, Saint Paul, Minnesota. A union bug is in the lower right. Copyright War Department USA.

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  • Title: O'er the Ramparts We Watch
  • Creator: Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer (1897-1982), Brown & Bigelow, United States Department of War, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
  • Location Created: Washington, DC
  • Physical Dimensions: overall H 25 in x W 19 in (63.5 cm x 48.3 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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