Naval Aviation has a place for you (photo montage)
Navy aviation recruiting sheet: a central photograph of the carrier Lexington at anchor is ringed by four photographs of mechanics, metalsmith trainees, parked aircraft and a pilot at a plane, with star-and-stripe bands. It lists trades open (pilots, machinists' mates, radiomen, metalsmiths, ordnancemen). The technique is faint here; the national stars and the carrier photo lend prestige to the offer (transfer).
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Navy
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Recruit
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Navy. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-25 (NAID 513520).
Text on the object
Aircraft Carrier Lexington At Anchor. Aviation Mechanic's Routine Check-up. Metalsmith's Class Receiving Instruction. Carrier's "Pigeons" Warming Up For Take Off. "Fledglings" Lend An Ear To A Senior Pilot. Naval Aviation has a place for You... . Pilots . Machinist's Mates . Radiomen . Metalsmiths . Ordnancemen Learn the right way ~ the Navy way [imprint: NRB-31164-12-23-41-15M,] #432
