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Title |
Women of California Poster, c. 1942-1945 |
Object Name |
Poster |
Scope & Content |
Women of California Poster, c. 1942-1945. Poster in an off white background with red and blue text with two blue rectangular shaped borders: one with a list of text along the top of the poster, and the other: a picture of can stacks on each other with some of the months on the bottom along the bottom of the poster. At top of the poster, painted in red, bold with big lettering, the text reads "WOMEN OF CALIFORNIA". Below the text above in the first blue rectangular shaped border, painted in red, bold with small lettering, the text reads "CANNED GOODS ARE BEING RATIONED" with part of the phrase "CANNED GO" outside the blue rectangular border. Below the text above, painted in blue, the text reads "BECAUSE / food is as important as guns or planes or ships / To feed our fighting men Uncle Sam needs over / half of California's production of canned fruits / and vegetables. The rest is your ration." On the left of the text above, there are three red stars spaced out. Below the text above, painted in red, bold with small lettering, the text reads "MORE SEVERE RATIONING WILL COME" with part of the word "COME" is outside the blue rectangular border". Below the text above, painted in blue with regular lettering, the text reads "unless California canneries are able to produce more food than ever before." with part of word "produce" is outside the blue rectangular border. Below the text above in the blue rectangular border, painted in red, bold, and big lettering, the text reads "WITHOUT YOU THE JOB IS IMPOSSIBLE" with the words "WITHOUT YOU" and "IMPOSSIBLE" underlined in blue. Below this text above, painted in blue, with regular lettering and spaced in the middle, the text reads "Last year's pack could not have been produced without the / help of thousands of women who, although not in need of / employment, accepted cannery work at regular wages as a / patriotic service. This year many more workers will be needed". Below the text above, toward the bottom left hand side of the poster, painted in red, the text reads "PLAN NOW TO HELP" with the phrase "PLAN NOW" is underlined in blue. Below the text above, painted in blue, the text reads "PREPARE TO WORK IN A / CANNERY WHEN THE CALL / COMES. / SERVE YOUR COUNTRY... / EARN WHILE YOU SERVE." with both phrases next to a red painted star. Next to the phrases above is another blue rectangular square border with some painted text in red, bold at the top that says "HERE IS WHEN YOU WILL BE NEEDED". Inside of the blue rectangular square border are a stack of cans with some painted words in blue and bold that says "ASPARAGUS", "PEARS", "APRICOTS", "PEACHES", and "TOMATOES". Underneath each stack of can, there is some blue painted words resembling the months that say "15th April / May / 21st. 25th June / July / 1st 10th Aug. / 10th 30th Sept. / Oct. / 10th Nov." Below the text, at the bottom portion of the poster, painted in red, and in bold, the text reads "U.S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE . . . WAR MANPOWER COMMISION". Below the text above, there is a tiny printed insignia with some text in black that reads "ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES / UNION LABEL / COUNCIL / EAST BAY CITIES". Next to the text above, printed in black, bold and tiny lettering, the text reads "INTER-CITY PRINTING CO." Dimensions: 25 x 21 |
Date |
c. 1942-1945 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Catalog Number |
1982.183.005 |
Collection |
Archival Collection |
Notes |
"The War Manpower Commission was a World War II agency of the United States Government charged with planning to balance the labor needs of agriculture, industry and the armed forces. The Commission was created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Executive Order 9139 of April 18, 1942. Its chairman was Paul V. McNutt, head of the Federal Security Agency. In this Executive Order, the War Manpower Commission was headed by the Federal Security Administrator as Chairman, and consisted of representatives from the Department of War, the Department of the Navy, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Labor, the War Production Board, the Labor Production Division of the War Production Board, the Selective Service System, and the United States Civil Service Commission to ensure effective mobilization of manpower in the post-war era. Executive Order 9279, dated December 5, 1942, transferred the Selective Service System to the War Manpower Commission. However, a year later it was made a separate agency directly responsible to the President. McNutt appointed all men to his labor advisory committee, despite the pleas of Women’s Bureau director, Mary Anderson, to have women represented. Instead, he created a Women’s Advisory Committee appointing thirteen prominent women professionals, business executives, journalists, educators and organizational presidents. However, he did not provide a budget and its members were not paid" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Manpower_Commission-12/8/2016] |
Search Terms |
California Canning Poster Posters Women World War II World War Two |
Subjects |
Cans Posters Women World War II |
Credit line |
SMCHA Collection |