[Waves Recruitment Poster: She's Helping to Win... How About You?]

One of 3 posters in the series: Amy Davis Collection available on this site.

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Enlistment poster for Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Services (WAVES) with a color illustration of a woman in a WAVES uniform standing beside an airplane. She is holding a pencil and clipboard while both her and the airplane pilot of the plane look down at the clipboard.

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1 poster : col.

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United States. Navy. 1942~.

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This poster is part of the collection entitled: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive and was provided by the National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 37 times, with 6 in the last month. More information about this poster can be viewed below.

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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Established in 1967, the Museum honors the 8 million Americans who served in WWII in the Pacific Theater by sharing their stories with the world. Located in Fredericksburg in the restored Nimitz "Steamboat" Hotel, the Museum partners with the Texas Historical Commission to preserve the historical resources of the era.

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  • Main Title: [Waves Recruitment Poster: She's Helping to Win... How About You?]
  • Added Title: She's Helping to Win... How About You?
  • Added Title: Enlist in the WAVES
  • Added Title: Serve in the Navy... English in the WAVES
  • Series Title: Women in War Collection
  • Series Title: Amy Davis Collection

Description

Enlistment poster for Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Services (WAVES) with a color illustration of a woman in a WAVES uniform standing beside an airplane. She is holding a pencil and clipboard while both her and the airplane pilot of the plane look down at the clipboard.

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1 poster : col.

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Text on poster: "She's helping to win ... how about you? Serve in the Navy... Enlist in the WAVES. Inquire at any Navy Recruiting Station or Office of Naval Office Procurement."

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National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive

The Digital Archive presents digitized collections from the Center for Pacific War Studies collections at the National Museum of the Pacific War. Collections and material are continuously being added and represent only a small portion of the archives' physical holdings.

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  • 1942~

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  • Nov. 11, 2023, 8:12 p.m.

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  • Feb. 12, 2024, 10:14 a.m.

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United States. Navy. [Waves Recruitment Poster: She's Helping to Win... How About You?], poster, 1942~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1618893/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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