Make Her Proud: Join the AIF WWII Poster
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World War II Poster, 'Make her proud to say... My Son overseas one of a series of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment posters issued under the title Join the AIF This poster subtitled ' Make her proud to say... My son overseas links patriotic loyalty with familial loyalty. The image is of stylised graphic of a bundle of letters, a framed photograph of soldier and knitting all placed together on an ordinary side table. These symbols of domesticity signify a mother's pride in her son serving overseas. The image is set against a blue background with the title 'Join the AIF' and the rising sun emblem printed in blue beneath. The black and white photograph printed in the frame is an actual photograph of an Australian servicemen Lieutenant William Patrick Ryan, 2/2nd Ifn Bn, N X 8752. Offset Lithograph on Paper, 75.5 x 50 cm, overall
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