US Navy recruitment poster (masquerading as a travel poster) with the USS Miller, a Second World War era Fletcher Class Destroyer, anchored in Hong Kong harbour. The poster’s message is that recruits might one day be lucky enough to enjoy shore leave in distant and exciting Hong Kong.
Author / Creator | Lou Nolan |
Format | 1 poster : color ; 84 x 62 cm on cloth board 97 x 73.5 cm |
Publisher | U.S. government printing office |
Year | 1975 |
HKBU Library collection | Hong Kong Travel Poster Collection |
Work type | Painting Poster |
Keyword(s) | Harbors Junks Sampans Ships |
Permalink | https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/91512504h757t73 |
Library record | View the record in HKBU library catalogue |
Copyright status | Copyrighted CC BY-NC 4.0 |
Cite this image as: Lou Nolan, "Travel Navy", in Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections, accessed 06/10/2024, https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/91512504h757t73.