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1942 Army Navy Relief Ball poster, New Orleans

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English: New Orleans - 1942 poster for "Bal Masque - Army & Navy Relief Ball. Sponsored by the Army & Navy Club, Municipal Auditorium, 8:00 Feb 17, 1942. Tickets on Sale at 724 Common St."

Notes: With the US entry into World War II, the big parades of official Mardi Gras were canceled for the duration. Some events were still held during the Carnival season, often for raising funds for the war effort through selling bonds or similar causes.
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Source 1942 WPA poster via [1]
Author Signed "Duvernet" for WPA (Works Progress Administration) Art Program of LA (Louisiana).

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This image is a work of a Works Progress Administration employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 105).

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