A vital war job - join the Women's Land Army Accession Number: ARTV02581

Description

Second World War Women's Land Army recruitment poster. The poster depicts a smiling 'land girl' driving a red tractor. In the background is an idealised rural scene of a farmhouse and rolling hills. The title text is superimposed over this in the top half in red and blue ink. The Women's Land Army (WLA) was formed during the Second World War to combat rising labour shortages in the farming sector.

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Accession Number
ARTV02581
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
Women's Land Army
Printer
H & G Pty Ltd
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: photolithograph
Measurement
Sheet: 76 x 52 cm
Medium
Offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
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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