Education
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Educator ResourcesTeacher Workshops Teachers on Oahu and the Neighbor Islands may be elegible to participate in Hawaii DOE-sponsored workshops at the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites. The workshops are conducted twice a year, once in winter, and once in summer. Bowfin Park Quiz A ready-made, 20-question quiz on our submarine amd museum is available, appropriate for 4th Grade through Middle School students. Answers are included with the teacher's version. Research Our archives and research library are available by appointment to upper-level students and adults who wish to conduct research on submarine-related topics.
For information on any of the resources listed above, please contact our education director at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call (808) 423-1341. |
Secrets of the Sub
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Vargas Girls
Artist Alberto Vargas became famous for his WWII watercolors depicting beautiful pin-up girls. "Varga girls" were so popular that many different artists immitated Vargas’ technique and approach to the female figure: an idealized female form eliciting sensuality and seduction. During the 1940’s his work was a hit amongst enlisted men who drew inspiration from them which inadvertently created high morale. The military was so influenced by this art that they adorned their vessels with it. Many military aircraft had Varga style girls decorating the nose of their planes, Varga girls were even printed on greeting cards and sent to enlisted men by their sweethearts. Inside the engine room aboard USS Bowfin, the crew posted a 1943 Vargas calendar, on which they doodled, wrote notes, and recorded their conquests of the sea. |
