ARP It's The Women We Need WWII
Original vintage World War Two recruitment poster for the Air Raid Precaution ARP service (set up in 1937 to protect citizens from air raids, manage the sirens and report bombing incidents) promoting the Women's Voluntary Services WVS (1938-1966; renamed the Women's Royal Voluntary Service WRVS 1966-2013; then the Royal Voluntary Service since 2013) - ARP It's the women we need... Women ambulance drivers, women wardens, women for first aid and casualty stations. Enrol at once! - featuring a black and white photograph of a lady in a gas mask and industrial gloves in front of a red metal factory work background with smartly dressed ladies walking together above, the bold stylised lettering diagonally at the top and below, and in a speech bubble in the centre. Design by R. Fran Sutton (b.1912). Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Fosh & Cross Ltd., London. Very good condition, creasing, small tear in margin.
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