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On the same team, enlist in the Waves ... / John Falter, USNR. – Antique Wall Art

On the same team, enlist in the Waves ... / John Falter, USNR., [19]43. — vintage poster
On the same team, enlist in the Waves ... / John Falter, USNR., [19]43.. Vintage poster from the Family Life collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with On the same team, enlist in the Waves ... / John Falter, USNR., a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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This 1943 poster is a Navy recruiting appeal aimed at women, asking them to join the Waves, the Navy's women's reserve, as teammates in the war effort. Congress created the Waves in July 1942, and Mildred McAfee was named its director, so the poster came out during the service's early expansion. John Falter, a commercial illustrator, produced many of the Navy's wartime posters, and this one reflects the wartime push to bring women into jobs that freed men for combat duty.

Created / published[19]43.
Medium1 print (poster) : color.
GenreWar posters American 1940-1950.Prints Color 1940-1950.
NotesPromotional goal: U.S. J26. 1943.
SubjectsWorld War, 1939-1945--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Women--Military service--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,161 × 1,459 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216136

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