Name/Title
Twice a patriotDescription
Depicts an African-American man dressed in a welder's apron, helmet, and glove and holding a welding instrument in his right arm; a shipyard is depicted in the background behind him. Text informs the reader that ex-private Obie Bartlett lost his left arm at Pearl Harbor and is now at work in a west coast shipyard; at the bottom is a quote from him "Sometimes I feel my job here is as important as the one I had to leave."Collection
Poster CollectionMade/Created
Manufacturer
U.S. Government Printing OfficeDate made
1943Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PosterNomenclature Class
Advertising MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
War posters, Arms production, Labor, Shipyards, Disabled veteransSearch Terms
African American, WelderDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
40 inWidth
28-1/2 in