Attention, women! : join the WAAC : Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, U.S. Army : apply at any U.S. Army recruiting and induction station.
An American World War II recruitment poster showing a half-length portrait of a uniformed WAAC member, facing left and holding a whistle. With official insignia of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), a stylized profile of the head of Pallas Athene (Athena), the Greek goddess of wisdom and...
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[United States] :
Recruiting Publicity Bureau, United States Army,
[1943]
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| Summary: | An American World War II recruitment poster showing a half-length portrait of a uniformed WAAC member, facing left and holding a whistle. With official insignia of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), a stylized profile of the head of Pallas Athene (Athena), the Greek goddess of wisdom and war. |
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| Item Description: | At lower left corner of sheet: "P-57--RPB--3-5-43--25M." Dimensions: 96.5 x 63.8 cm. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies collection copy is from the estate of Ruth Von Euw, originally from the personal collection of her father, Stephen Von Euw, who had been the editor of the Rockville (CT) Journal from the 1930s until his death in 1955. During World War II, Von Euw had made sure that every local serviceman and servicewomen received free copies of the newspaper wherever they were posted. |
| Physical Description: | 1 poster : color offset lithograph, photomechanical print ; sheet 97 x 64 cm. |
| Place of Publication: | United States. |