Territory of Hawaii registration day July 31 – Antique Wall Art
![Territory of Hawaii registration day July 31, [1917 or 1918] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/05/05b7f42701a1-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.)
Description
This vintage poster of Territory of Hawaii registration day July 31 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Territory of Hawaii registration day July 31
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This lithograph stands out for its Portuguese text, which tells men across the Territory of Hawaii, of any nationality and ages 21 to 31, to register in their own precincts. That bilingual appeal reflects the islands' large Portuguese community, many of whose members had come to work on sugar plantations from the late 1870s onward. The poster was issued by the Central Board of Registration under the selective draft, which the United States adopted after entering the First World War in 1917. Its soldier and flag imagery follows the recruiting style of the period, urging civic duty as the nation mobilized.
| Created / published | [1917 or 1918] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 70 x 52 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Central Board of Registration, Selective Draft, Territory of Hawaii. Additional text in Portuguese: Every man of the Hawaiian Territory from ages 21 to 31 of any nationality must register in his own precinct. |
| Subjects | United States.--Army--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Soldiers--American--1910-1920. Flags--American--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,742 × 4,686 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 915_Territory_of_Hawaii_reg_1917 |
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