Enlist in the Waves release a man to fight at sea. – Historic Reproduction
![Enlist in the Waves release a man to fight at sea., [19]43. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ef/efc324f1176f-L.webp)
(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 Enlist in the Waves release a man to fight at sea. 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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Enlist in the Waves release a man to fight at sea.
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The slogan makes the pitch plain: a woman who enlists in the WAVES frees a man for combat duty at sea. The U.S. Navy created the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service in 1942, and by 1943 recruiters were urging women to take shore jobs such as clerical, communications, and technical work so that sailors could be sent to ships. Posters like this one were part of a larger effort to recruit women into the service and to present their work as directly supporting the war at sea.
| Created / published | [19]43. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1940-1950.Prints Color 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. F34. J26. 1943. |
| Subjects | World War, 1939-1945--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Women--Military service--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,156 × 1,472 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216144 |
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