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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…

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…

The Motherland Calls propaganda poster. a woman in red looks at the viewer with one arm outstretched, rifles behind her and paper in one hand

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.

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.

She Talked, this happened poster, showing what would happen with careless talk. A woman on the top half mentioning that someone is leaving, with a sunken ship on the bottom half to demonstrate what occurred because of it.