World War 1 Poster

Object/Artifact

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Ripon Historical Society

U.S. Navy recruitment poster featuring a woman in a Navy uniform with a sailor’s hat, smiling confidently, and the text, “Gee!! I wish I were a man I’d join the Navy,” followed by “Be a man and do it - United States Navy Recruiting Station,” attributed to artist Howard Chandler Christy, created in the year 1917.

U.S. Navy recruitment poster featuring a woman in a Navy uniform with a sailor’s hat, smiling confidently, and the text, “Gee!! I wish I were a man I’d join the Navy,” followed by “Be a man and do it - United States Navy Recruiting Station,” attributed to artist Howard Chandler Christy, created in the year 1917.

Name/Title

World War 1 Poster

Entry/Object ID

2024.400.3

Description

World War 1 poster featuring a woman dressed in a sailor uniform, appealing to women to enlist by saying, "I wish I were a man." The poster is laminated. Artist, Howard Chandler Christy. 1917

Acquisition

Accession

2024.400

Source or Donor

Ripon Historical Society

Made/Created

Artist

Howard Chandler Christy

Date made

1917

Time Period

World War 1

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Poster

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

World War 1

Dimensions

Height

33 in

Width

21 in