Color poster by Lawrence Nelson Wilbur issued in 1944 showing a young woman clutching V-mail messages to her chest and looking longingly in the distance, with the words "Longing won't bring him back sooner ... get a war job!" positioned below the image. Hanging on the wall behind her head is a service flag signifying a family member is serving in the United States military
Collection
Poster Collection
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Lawrence Nelson Wilbur
Role
Artist
Manufacturer
U.S. Government Printing Office
Date made
1944
Time Period
20th Century
Place
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Notes
War Manpower Commission
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Poster
Nomenclature Class
Advertising Media
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
War posters, Women, Employment, Flags, Patriotism, War work
