Join the air service and serve in France--Do it now / J. Paul Verrees. – Antique Print
(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 Join the air service and serve in France--Do it now / J. Paul Verrees.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Join the air service and serve in France--Do it now / J. Paul Verrees.
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This 1917 poster is blunt about its request: join the Army Air Service, serve in France, and do it now. The United States entered the First World War that April, and the military's aviation branch, which had only recently been reorganized, needed pilots, mechanics, and support crews to send overseas. Recruiting art like this one, designed by J. Paul Verrees, relied on urgency and the appeal of adventure to draw young men into a service that was still unfamiliar to most Americans.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | War posters American Color 1910-1920.Prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | From the Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik. Princeton war posters, Renwick, BFA 1355. Promotional goal: U.S. J24. 1917. |
| Subjects | United States.--Army.--Air Service--Recruiting & enlistment. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel--American. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,152 × 1,464 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219479 |
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