Speed them back: Join the WAAC.

Title

Speed them back: Join the WAAC.

Subject

United States. Army. Women's Army Corps
World War, 1939-1945--Posters
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda

Description

This poster, created in either 1942 or '43, depicts a young white woman wearing her WAAC uniform, holding what appears to be a whistle. She stands against a background showing a marching formation of American soldiers.

Creator

Office for Emergency Management.
Office of War Information.
Domestic Operations Branch.
Bureau of Special Services.

Source

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Publisher

Dr. C.C. and Mabel C. Criss Library

Date

1942-1943

Contributor

Uploaded to Omeka by Kaitlin Sundberg, November 27, 2016.

Rights

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.

Format

Jpeg

Language

English

Type

Image

Original Format

Colored poster

Files

SPEED_THEM_BACK._JOIN_THE_WAAC_-_NARA_-_515467.jpg

Reference

Speed them back: Join the WAAC., Office for Emergency Management., Dr. C.C. and Mabel C. Criss Library, 1942-1943

Cite As

Office for Emergency Management. et al., “Speed them back: Join the WAAC.,” UNO Digital Humanities Projects, accessed March 28, 2024, https://unodigitalhumanitiesprojects.omeka.net/items/show/184.

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