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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Join the Waves
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Join the Waves

Object numberMO 2005.13.17.29
Name Poster
Artist (American illustrator, 1910 - 1982)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1862)
Date1943
Mediumcardboard
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 21 in (27.9 cm x 53.3 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an image of a woman in uniform listening to a naval radio. Small print to the left of her reads: IT'S A WOMAN'S WAR TOO! Larger blue and red print to the right reads: JOIN THE / WAVES / YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU NOW. The artwork is by John Falter, USNR. Navy Recruiting Bureau NRB-36242-6-4-43-57M. Order No. 28.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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