Poster with black and white image of Japanese women working on top half and yellow text on brow…

Japanese Women Propaganda Poster

Object NamePoster, Political

Sponsor Think American Institute

Date1943

PeriodWorld War II

Mediumpaper, foamcore

ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts

Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. 00.2010.012

Object number00.2010.012

DescriptionPoster, Political; Vertical color World War II propaganda poster. The top half of the poster has a black and white photograph of two Japanese women working at a machine. They have dark hair and light skin, and wear dark clothing with handkerchiefs on their heads. The bottom half of the poster has yellow text on a brown background that reads "These [slur] women slave // 14, 16, 18 hours a day to // make the stuff to kill // our men. Dare we slow // up one day, one hour, one // minute--needlessly?" Small black text at the bottom left corner reads, "Think American // Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. // No. - Copyright 1943 - Kelly-Read & Co., Rochester, N.Y." The poster is mounted on foam core. "P0043" is written in pencil on the back.

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