1943 Workers Needed Keep The Ships Fighting Puget Sound Navy Yard USS Shaw WWII

Date: 1943Artist: UnknownSize (in): 42” x 28”Size (cm): 106.7 x 71.1Condition: B+Linen backed: NoThis rare vintage original poster was issued during WWII to help recruit essential wartime workers for the Puget Sound Navy Yard. The poster features a montage of photos of the US Navy Destroyer USS Shaw showing the ship damaged severely in the attack at Pearl Harbor, under repair at the Puget Sound Navy Yard and then back in service at sea. Text on the poster reads in part: Men and Women Civilian Workers Needed to KEEP THE SHIPS FIGHTING! If You Are Not Now In An Essential War Job WORK AT PUGET SOUND NAVY YARD Information At The Nearest Navy Recruiting Station – Authorized By United States Civil Service Commission The USS Shaw was struck by several Japanese bombs during the attack on Pearl Harbor. A photo of the ship’s forward magazine igniting and exploding in spectacular fashion became one of the most iconic images of that fateful day at Pearl Harbor in December, 1941. The Puget Sound Na