CAMP BOARDWALK: Atlantic City During WWII

Exhibit at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University


Curated by Dr. Patricia Chappine, in collaboration with the Atlantic City Free Public Library, Millville Army Air Field Museum, Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center, Atlantic County Historical Society, and the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey. 

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The Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton

2200 Fairmount Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
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    WWII Poster Gallery

    Women in the War Effort

    “It’s important to recognize the contributions these women made to the war effort and the many ways they broke gender-based barriers in civilian employment and the military. . . . It’s also important to consider the details of women’s wartime experiences. While Rosie the Riveter is usually the image representative of women war workers, the reality of their experience was much more complex.”

    – Patricia Chappine
    Stockton University Spotlight,
    read here

    Click photographs to view the gallery:

    WWII Poster encouraging women to Join the Navy Nurse Corps
    WWII Poster depicting women in wartime roles as soldiers without guns
    WWII Poster encouraging women to join WAVES
    WWII Poster drawing of three military men in front of a poster of a woman as a "war worker"
    WWII Poster of a woman supporting the war effort from the homefront as a Women Ordnance Worker

    Encouragement for Wartime Practices

    Click photographs to view the gallery:

    WWII Poster of a military man with the words "Do with less so they'll have enough!"
    WWII Poster of an Uncle Sam caricature encouraging Americans to share cars and "Fill those empty seats"
    WWII Poster with a grocery bag and food encouraging Americans to preserve food
    WWII Poster with drawing of a car loaded with passengers encouraging Americans to"Save rubber and gasoline" by car sharing
    WWII Poster of a vegetables encouraging Americans to grow "Victory Gardens"