The famous "We Can Do It!" poster, with a woman in a polka-dot bandana flexing her arm, was made by J. Howard Miller in 1943 for Westinghouse Electric to boost female workers' morale. It was little seen in the war, displayed in a few factories for a couple of weeks. It was rediscovered in the early 1980s and widely reproduced, often mistakenly called "Rosie the Riveter", a different wartime image. From the 1980s it became a symbol of feminism and later political campaigns. It was on the cover of Smithsonian in 1994 and on a US stamp in 1999.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.