United States Navy calls on Oregon [...] – Historic Print
![United States Navy calls on Oregon [...], [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/17/17aa56b1fb5a-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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United States Navy calls on Oregon [...]
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This lithograph asks Oregon men to answer a specific call: the Navy wanted 1,000 men between 16 and 35 for what it called the first line of defense, and the poster directs them to the Dekum Building in Portland. Printed in 1917, shortly after the United States entered the First World War that spring, it relies on blunt text rather than elaborate artwork, with only a small American flag for decoration. The closing line, "Your country needs you," echoes the phrasing that would soon become familiar through the Uncle Sam poster. The Wells Fargo & Co. Express name on the sheet is a reminder that private firms often lent their names to wartime appeals.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 85 x 135 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Text continues: ... for 1,000 men 16 to 35 for first line of defense. Dekum Building, Portland. Your country needs you. Wells Fargo & Co. Express. Poster is mainly text, with small American flag. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | United States.--Navy--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Men--Employment--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,928 × 3,994 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222395 |
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