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  • Tags: Propaganda

394px-Join_U.S._Army_Air_Corps_-_NARA_-_514748.jpg
A poster used in World War II featuring a happy, heroic pilot trying to get others to join his cause in fighting the enemy.

00084-2013-001-ac.jpg
This is a WWII propaganda poster depicting two men, one African American and one white, working together on what appears to be a plane or some sort of vehicle with a large, brightly colored American flag in the background.

-WE'RE_ALL_IN_THE_ARMY_NOW-_-_NARA_-_516100.jpg
This is a poster from World War II that had a goal of inspiring all Americans, military and civilian, to do what they can to keep us in and winning the war abroad.

-YOU'LL_BE_HAPPY_TOO,_AND_FEEL_SO_PROUD_SERVING_AS_A_WAVE_IN_THE_NAVY.-_-_NARA_-_516239.jpg
This colored WWII recruitment poster shows a group of smiling, white young women wearing their Navy uniforms serving in the WAVES

SPEED_THEM_BACK._JOIN_THE_WAAC_-_NARA_-_515467.jpg
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.

-Are_you_a_girl_with_a_star-spangled_heart-_-_NARA_-_513876.jpg
This World War II-era colored poster was used as a recruitment tool for the WAC (Women's Army Reserve) after its creation in 1943. A pretty, young white woman stands in her army drab against a background of a fluttering American flag, representing…

'Enlist_in_the_Waves_Release_a_Man_to_Fight_at_Sea'_-_NARA_-_513651.jpg
This colored World War II-era poster was used as a recruitment tool for the Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service (WAVES), or the women's branch of the United States Naval Reserve. The white woman, wearing her Navy uniform, is saluting in a…

'Do_Your_Part,_Join_the_WAAC'_-_NARA_-_514122.jpg
This is a recruitment poster for the WAAC circa 1942. A young, presumably white, woman stands in front of a WAAC marching formation. The poster played upon the idea that all woman should join in the war effort and do their fair share. This is…

WAC this is my war too!.jpg
This is a WWII-era recruitment poster for the Women's Army Corps, declaring, "This is my war too!" as a rallying cry to mobilize and inspire women to join in the war effort. The poster features a white woman in her crisp army uniform standing against…

These colors won't run.jpg
A propaganda poster with the American flag and soldier engulfed in the clouds. Scrolled beneath them is "These Colors Won't Run" and then "Remember Pearl Harbor."
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