Gov. Whitman's proclamation--State military census / Eagle Job Printing Dept., Brooklyn, New York. – Historic Reproduction
(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Gov. Whitman's proclamation--State military census / Eagle Job Printing Dept., Brooklyn, New York.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Gov. Whitman's proclamation--State military census / Eagle Job Printing Dept., Brooklyn, New York.
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Issued in the name of Governor Whitman, this lithographed proclamation calls on New Yorkers to take part in a state military census in 1917, the year the United States entered the First World War. Such counts gave the state an inventory of men and resources it could draw on for defense and for the National Guard, and they were often publicized through printed notices like this one. The poster was printed by the Eagle Job Printing Department in Brooklyn, a reminder that the state's wartime appeals were produced by local commercial shops as well as official offices. It is part of the Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection, a group of wartime posters gathered by the Straights.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 113 x 74 cm. |
| Genre | Announcements 1910-1920.War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Military mobilizations--New York (State)--1910-1920. Census--New York (State)--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,625 × 4,461 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 183_Gov_Whitmans_proclamati_1917 |
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