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"I'd Rather Be with Them - Than Waiting" - Join the WAC - Women's Army Corps
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Women's Army Corps (WAC) Design No. 1, "I'd Rather Be with Them." The poster features a young woman in military uniform with a pack on her shoulders and a helmet on her head.
1944
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps
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They Need You...Help Them Win - Enlist in the WAVES
1944
WAVES Design No. 2, "WAVE and Sailors." The poster features a woman in a naval uniform, with two sailors standing behind her. WAVES is the acronym for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service.
"He'll Be Home Sooner... Now You've Joined the WAVES"
1944
WAVES Unnumbered Design, "Mother and Daughter." The poster features a proud mother with her arm around her daughter, who is in naval uniform. In the background is a service flag or banner with a bo...
Get into the Fight! - Help Harvest War Crops
1944
Office of War Information Design No. 1, "Harvest War Crops." The poster features a solder raising his gun to fire.
"Daddy's a War Worker...Share Your Home With Us"
1944
National Housing Agency Design No. 3, "Woman and Two Children." Shows a troubled mother sitting with her arm around her young daughter and her son standing behind her. Suitcases are set beside them...
Help Him Get Well - Buy Bonds
1944
Treasury Design, title and number unknown. The poster features a bleeding soldier being carried off a battlefield on a stretcher by four other soldiers.
Buy Extra Bonds for Liberation
1944
Treasury Design No. 42, "Advancing Soldiers." The poster features a combat scene, with ships landing on shore, aircraft soaring along the horizon, and armed soldiers advancing up an incline. A cred...
