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title: Let's finish the job! Urgent - experienced seamen needed!
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/lets-finish-the-job-seamen-needed-1941/
description: Painted close-up of a weathered seaman in a knit cap and leather jacket gripping a ship's wheel, under a headline 'Let's finish the job!' and an urgent
section: Collection
---

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# Let's finish the job! Urgent - experienced seamen needed!

Painted close-up of a weathered seaman in a knit cap and leather jacket gripping a ship's wheel, under a headline 'Let's finish the job!' and an urgent call for experienced seamen. The appeal rests on an ordinary working mariner and an unspecific 'job'; the sheet gives a wire-collect address to the Merchant Marine in Washington.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
Let's Finish the Job!

URGENT-
EXPERIENCED SEAMEN NEEDED!

WIRE COLLECT: Merchant Marine • Washington, D.C.
or inquire your Maritime Union or U. S. Employment Service

[signature: Martha Sawyers]
```

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