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Stamped "printed in France" on recto Part of: French war posters from the Second World War This poster features a central, rectangular illustration surrounded by a red border. The illustration depicts a silhouette of a sailor from the World War II era, viewed from the shoulders up and from the back, looking toward the left. They wear a beret-like cap and sailor's uniform, and they are facing a view of a rippling ocean which extends to the horizon under a gray sky. The sailor appears to be standing among ropes or cables on a ship, and there is a silhouetted mechanism or device in front of their chest. Just visible on the horizon there are the shapes of two ships. The scene seems to be illuminated by bright sunlight, apparent by the bright highlights on the surface of the water. Set in the top of the poster's wide red border, the text "IL VEILLE..." is printed in a bold, white, sans-serif font. At the bottom of the poster, the text "SOUSCRIVEZ" appears in the same bold, white lettering. The entire poster is bordered in the red with a thin black line. Small text appears in the bottom corners in black: "CREATION TAHON" on the left, and "M DÉCHAUX. PARIS" on the right. Image description generated by AI (Gemini 3.0 Fast) and reviewed, February 2026 .
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