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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.
The More Women at Work the Sooner We Win!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

The More Women at Work the Sooner We Win!

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.17.11.1
Object Type Poster
Photographer (American photographer, 1906 - 1993)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1942)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 22 in x W 14 in (55.9 cm x 35.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring a photographic image of a woman, dressed in a red industrial uniform, finishing the bombardier nose section of a Douglas-built Boeing B-17F heavy bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, California, 1942. Pinned to the woman's chest is a badge with her employment information: ZONE / X / TEMPORARY / 0000. White text running across the top of the poster reads: The more WOMEN at work / the sooner we WIN! Below the image is a box with a list of various jobs women are needed for: WOMEN ARE NEEDED ALSO AS: / FARM WORKERS / TYPISTS / SALESPEOPLE / WAITRESSES / BUS DRIVERS / TAXI DRIVERS / TIMEKEEPERS / ELEVATOR OPERATORS / MESSENGERS / LAUNDRESSES / TEACHERS / CONDUCTORS / -- and in hundreds of other war jobs! / SEE YOUR LOCAL U.S. EMPLOYEMENT SERVICE.

Small text along the bottom edge of the poster reads: OWI Poster No. 52. Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D. C. / U. S. Government Printing Office : 1943-O-517134.
Historical NoteThe photo for this poster was shot by Alfred T. Palmer who, as the official photographer of the Office of War Information (OWI), was known for his WWII factory photographs of women aviation workers in 1942-1943.
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 StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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