Munitions trainees wanted! Accession Number: ARTV02384

Description

Australian Second World War poster advertising for men to train and work in munitions industry (under Manpower regulations these positions were 'protected', men with these skills could not easily join the forces). The words 'Active Service' are printed in grey in the upper left corner, underneath on the left hand side the main bulk of the text is contained in a light brown square, in the lower left corner the poster's title is printed in large orange font 'MUNITIONS TRAINEES WANTED!', an image of a young man working a munitions machine dominates the right hand side of the poster with a caption in the lower right corner stating in white text on a grey background 'This is YOUR Opportunity!'.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV02384
Printer
Unknown
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
Defence Training, Education Department
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 50.8 x 63.3 cm
Medium
Offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
c.1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from the AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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