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Gee!! I wish I were a man, I'd join the Navy: Be a man and do it, United States Navy Recruiting Station, 1917

 Item — Item: wwp00052
Identifier: Subseries 1.6:

Scope and Content of the Subseries

From the Sub-Series:

This subseries consists of recruitment posters for the armed forces, including the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, and some reserve forces.

Dates

  • Creation: 1917

Creator

Languages

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English and French.

Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 330 posters

Dimensions

26.75 x 40 in.

Note

Poster showing a young woman in a Navy uniform. Poster art by Howard Chandler Christy, 1917. This instance is stamped: "U.S. Navy Recruiting Station at 318 Union Oil Building, 7th and Spring". Reference Number: wwp00052 (See also: wwp00053).

Subject

Repository Details

Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository

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