Build for your Navy! Enlist! Carpenters machinists electricians etc. / R. Muchley – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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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This vintage poster of Build for your Navy! Enlist! Carpenters machinists electricians etc. / R. Muchley brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Build for your Navy! Enlist! Carpenters machinists electricians etc. / R. Muchley
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Its headline names the trades the Navy wanted most: carpenters, machinists, and electricians, the skilled workers who would build and maintain bases overseas.
| Created / published | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | United States. Navy. Seabees--Recruiting & enlistment--1940-1950. World War 1939-1945--Recruiting & enlistment. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,593 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 901_Build_for_your_Navy_Enl_1941 |
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