"The Girl of the Year is a SPAR"

recruiting poster

Recruiting poster, circa 1944, United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve (SPARS), color lithograph on white paper; illustration of SPAR recruit with lighthouse backdrop; printed in white across top "'THE GIRL OF THE YEAR IS A SPAR."; printed at bottom in black and red "ENLIST IN THE COAST GUARD/ SPARS/ APPLY NEAREST COAST GUARD OFFICE", and rubberstamped "SPAR RECRUITING OFFICE/ 1406 SECOND NATIONAL BANK BUILDING/ HOUSTON, TEXAS PRESTON 5920"; printed very small lower left "41-D-43" and lower right "LITHO. IN U.S.A."; signed in the stone in red lower left "L. W. Bentley". World War II.