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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.
This Is Our War . . . Join the WAAC
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

This Is Our War . . . Join the WAAC

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.17.27
Object Type Poster
Issuing Body (American, founded 1919)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 12 5/8 in x W 9 in (32.1 cm x 22.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring a sepia tone photographic head and shoulders portrait of a uniformed member of the Women's Army Corps against an orange background. Above the woman's head is a large version of the Women's Army Corps (WAC/WAAC) insignia – the Greek goddess Pallas Athene (Athena). Brown, white, and orange text on the poster reads: This is our war . . . / Join the WAAC / WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS / UNITED STATES ARMY.

Issued by the Recruiting Publicity Bureau, United States Army, poster no. RPB-PC-72-3-4-43-75M.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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