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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09530 Author/Creator: War Manpower Commission Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Poster Date: 1942 Pagination: 1 poster : col. Height: 72.4 cm, Width: 100.3 cm Order a Copy

US government printing office O-476311. Features men working on a tank surrounded by surnames of European origins. also features a quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt "... it is the duty of employers and labor organizers to provide for the full participation of all workers without discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origins."

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945

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