1944 Have You Got What It Takes Enlist In The WAVES John Falter WWII

Date: 1944
Artist: Falter, John 
Size (in): 40.25” x 28” 
Size (cm): 102 x 71
Condition: A-
Linen backed: No

This rare vintage original WWII poster was created by Nebraska born artist John Falter and issued by the U.S. Navy in 1944 to help recruit women to serve in the WAVES. The WAVES were the women’s branch of the United States Naval Reserve with the name an acronym for Women Accepted For Volunteer Emergency Service.

For this poster Falter renders an image of a woman in a WAVES unform working a Parachute Rigger with text that reads Have you got what it takes to fill an important job like this?  Enlist in the WAVES – Inquire today at any Navy Recruiting Station. 

The date 29 September 1944 is printed in the lower margin and the artist’s name, John Falter USNR, is signed in print on the left side of the image area.

This vintage original poster was never used and has no tape or pinholes. The poster shows light to moderate handling wear including some bumping and light creasing along the lower left edge including a short tear of about an inch without paper loss which is in the margin and doesn’t extend into the image area. Overall condition is very good.