Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Women Make Army and Navy Equipment
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.17.49
Object Type
Poster
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Department of Labor
(American, founded 1913)
Issuing Body
U. S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau
(American, founded 1920)
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 40 in x W 29 in (101.6 cm x 73.7 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white poster issued by the Department of Labor's Women's Bureau titled, "WOMEN MAKE ARMY AND NAVY EQUIPMENT." The poster features nine black and white photographic images of women at work in war industry activities with the following captions:
- TEXTILE MILLS SUPPLY THE WAR AND WOOF OF THE ARMED FORCES
- THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY EMPLOYS MANY WOMEN ON UNIFORMS
- UNDERWEAR FOR YANKS – WARM-UP FOR VICTORY
- THE ARMY MARCHES ON – SHE PACKS SHOES
- PUNCH-PRESS OPERATORS WEAR SLACKS FOR SAFETY IN THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY
- RADIO TRANSMITTERS RESPOND TO A WOMEN’S TOUCH
- THESE COME IN HANDY WHEN AIRPLANES ARE FORCED DOWN AT SEA
- JUST AS GOOD AS A MAN – DRAFTING IN A WAR INDUSTRY
- THE GENERAL PRAISES A SOLDIER ON THE PRODUCTION LINE
Small text along the bottom edge has information on the poster: For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C., Price 10 cents / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942—O-469087.
Additional Details- TEXTILE MILLS SUPPLY THE WAR AND WOOF OF THE ARMED FORCES
- THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY EMPLOYS MANY WOMEN ON UNIFORMS
- UNDERWEAR FOR YANKS – WARM-UP FOR VICTORY
- THE ARMY MARCHES ON – SHE PACKS SHOES
- PUNCH-PRESS OPERATORS WEAR SLACKS FOR SAFETY IN THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY
- RADIO TRANSMITTERS RESPOND TO A WOMEN’S TOUCH
- THESE COME IN HANDY WHEN AIRPLANES ARE FORCED DOWN AT SEA
- JUST AS GOOD AS A MAN – DRAFTING IN A WAR INDUSTRY
- THE GENERAL PRAISES A SOLDIER ON THE PRODUCTION LINE
Small text along the bottom edge has information on the poster: For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C., Price 10 cents / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942—O-469087.
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.In Collection(s)
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