Register June 5th / Arthur William Colen ; The Colonial Press, Philadelphia. – Vintage Wall Art
![Register June 5th / Arthur William Colen ; The Colonial Press, Philadelphia., Philadelphia : Committee of Public Safety of Pennsylvania, Department of Military Service, [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/01/0106c2881225-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Register June 5th / Arthur William Colen ; The Colonial Press, Philadelphia., a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Register June 5th / Arthur William Colen ; The Colonial Press, Philadelphia.
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Titled for the day itself, this color lithograph calls American men to register on June 5, 1917, the first nationwide draft registration under the Selective Service Act passed that May. Uncle Sam, the familiar national figure of the period, serves as the call to duty, and the poster quotes Woodrow Wilson describing the day as one of "patriotic devotion and obligation." Printed in Philadelphia for the Pennsylvania Committee of Public Safety, it shows how state agencies worked to turn federal conscription into a civic duty that millions of men were expected to fulfill.
| Created / published | Philadelphia : Committee of Public Safety of Pennsylvania, Department of Military Service, [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 89 x 57 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | A great day of patriotic devotion and obligation." - Woodrow Wilson. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection." |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,590 × 4,442 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221818 |
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