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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…

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…

German soldier watches over a wall at the reader. The words "He's Watching YOU" are displayed beneath him. Only colors used are yellow,blue, black, and white.

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…

It shows the menacing, shadowy figure of a German soldier peering directly at the viewer. It was intended to motivate adherence to wartime rules about secrecy in the industrial sector.

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.

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.