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Collection StructurePoster collection
> "The sea lanes of the Pacific, extended westward more than 4,000 miles in the last year, are crowdedwith merchant ships supporting our offensive against Japan. ... The convincing way in which this fundamental fact has been demonstrated in the Pacific is a tribute to the ability and patriotism of the American Merchant Marine ... " signed Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, U.S. Navy, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific, Fleet and Pacific Ocean
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"The sea lanes of the Pacific, extended westward more than 4,000 miles in the last year, are crowdedwith merchant ships supporting our offensive against Japan. ... The convincing way in which this fundamental fact has been demonstrated in the Pacific is a tribute to the ability and patriotism of the American Merchant Marine ... " signed Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, U.S. Navy, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific, Fleet and Pacific Ocean
Collection TitlePoster collection
Issuing Body
United States. Navy
Date Created1944
Description
Primarily text against background of Navy ships.
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Country of Origin
Country of OriginUnited States
DimensionsOverall: 28 x 20 in. (71.1 x 50.8 cm)
FormatPoster
Medium
political posters
Color
color
Hoover IDPoster US 2529
Record NumberXX343.25530
Collection Guidehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt829015km
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