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Swing It Brother!

Paul Hesse (1896-1973), Lutz & Sheinkman, Inc., Industrial Incentive Division, U.S. Navy, and Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration

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A poster featuring a color photographic image of a shirtless defense worker wearing sunglasses and a helmet, and holding a sledge hammer over his right shoulder. A shipyard is seen in the background. White, yellow, and red text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: Swing it BROTHER! / DON'T GIVE [crossed out] SLOW UP THE SHIP! / KEEP 'EM LAUNCHING! The word "GIVE" is crossed out and replaced with the word "SLOW" The photograph is by Paul Hesse. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: Incentive Division Navy Department S9-11M Lutz & Sheinkman, New York. A union bug is in the lower right.

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  • Title: Swing It Brother!
  • Creator: Paul Hesse (1896-1973), Lutz & Sheinkman, Inc., Industrial Incentive Division, U.S. Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
  • Location Created: Washington, DC
  • Physical Dimensions: overall H 40 1/4 in x W 30 in (102.2 cm x 76.2 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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