They also have a website where you can view the Rosie merchandise, as
well as 13 other WWII-era posters. Check it out at www.watermind.com
Julie
On Monday, February 17, 2003, at 03:23 PM, Carol Harsh wrote:
> Julie,
>
> You are on the right track. Doug Kim at Watermind (in CA) provides the
> Rosie posters, mugs, t-shirts, etc to the Smithsonian. We were able to
> negotiate a reduced rate for last year's tour of PFV in MS, TN, and
> LA. He
> needs to sell them by the case (36 mugs for instance), so we might
> consider
> ways to let the communities share orders. Doug is very accommodating
> and
> sells a high quality product. Tell him you are working with the
> Smithsonian
> project and he should honor a discount (mugs $1.75 each rather than
> $2.99
> each--if you buy a case; 144 magnets at $1.75 each; Rosie posters (29"
> x
> 24") at $3.75 each; and tatoos and stickers packs with 5 in a pack for
> $1.25
> each pack)
>
> For other PFV councils, you can reach him at Watermind, 6060 Thornhill
> Drive, Oakland, CA 94611. His phone number is (510)339-3612. His
> e-mail
> address is [log in to unmask] (note the "o" is a letter not a number)
>
> Carol
>
> Carol Harsh
> Co-Director
> Museum on Main Street
> Smithsonian Insititution, SITES
> (703)263-1912
> [log in to unmask]
>
>>>> [log in to unmask] 02/17/03 01:54PM >>>
> Thanks, I will do all of the following. In the meantime I flipped
> through the info handed out in Vegas and found a business card for
> WaterMind, a place in CA that sells Rosie stuff. I've contacted them
> and they'll give me a pretty good rate for Rosie posters.
>
> Sorry to hear that you don't celebrate Valentine's Day. Chub and I had
> a grand time - - we ate at RUNZA and then off to The Goodwill Store
> for some thrifty shopping. We didn't find any must-haves, but I did
> see a pretty cool Huffy Bike I might like to have.
>
> Julie
>
>
> On Monday, February 17, 2003, at 11:50 AM, crockett wrote:
>
>>> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 10:42:37 -0700
>>> To: Julie Mulvihill <[log in to unmask]>
>>> From: crockett <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject: Re: Produce for Victory posters
>>> Cc:
>>> Bcc:
>>> X-Attachments:
>>>
>>> Hey --
>>> Though it's been a couple of years since I've tried, you once could
>>> order
>>> poster reprints from the National Archives and National Audiovisual
>>> Center
>>> (1.800.788.6282). For the WWII 50th anniversary they put out a
>>> product
>>> catalog, but I don't know if it's still active. They don't offer all
>>> of
>>> the posters displayed with Produce for Victory, but they do have
>>> several
>>> key ones: Rosie's We Can Do It, Loose Lips, etc. and several others
>>> that
>>> aren't included in the SITES exhibit (they've also got extensive
>>> video and
>>> book offerings). Come to think of it I'd check the National Archives
>>> website for gift shop and that of SI's National Museum of American
>>> History.
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Museum on Main Street folks.
>>>>
>>>> On March 13, in conjunction with our board meeting, the 6 Kansas
>>>> sites
>>>> will be joining us at our state capitol for a public announcement.
>>>> To
>>>> borrow South Dakota's idea, we have asked each of the Kansas
>>>> communities to bring with them a hometown homefront hero. We have
>>>> invited the Governor to say a few words, as well as a key senator
>>>> from
>>>> the state. They both have tentatively scheduled us in.
>>>>
>>>> We have just finished distributing our homemade postcard invitations
>>>> to
>>>> the legislative offices and I've already received two phone calls
>>>> wanting more information!! One wanted to know if the actual exhibit
>>>> was going to be at the Capitol on the 13th.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, Senator Chris Steineger from Kansas City, KS called to see
>>>> if
>>>> there were any reproduction posters for sale. And, if so, which
>>>> ones?
>>>> And how could he buy them? Can anyone help? He didn't seem to want
>>>> to
>>>> wait until the poster exhibit came to town.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas of how I could help Senator Steineger?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Julie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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