U.S. Marines Soldiers of the sea - For full information apply recruiting station / J.C. Leyendecker. – 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 U.S. Marines Soldiers of the sea - For full information apply recruiting station / J.C. Leyendecker.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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U.S. Marines Soldiers of the sea - For full information apply recruiting station / J.C. Leyendecker.
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Its title, "Soldiers of the sea," frames the Marines as a naval force, and the record's caption list describes a range of shipboard and shore duties, from a five-inch gun crew and wireless telegraphy training to a battalion on duty at a national exposition. Issued in 1917, the year the United States entered the First World War, it was one of many recruiting posters the Marine Corps used to fill its ranks during the mobilization. The artist, J.C. Leyendecker, was one of the best-known American illustrators of the period, famous for magazine covers and advertising, and his polished, idealized style gave the Corps a clean, appealing image for a public that was being asked to think about military service.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 101 x 75 cm. |
| Notes | Photograph captions: A Marine band An outdoor gymnasium A five-inch gun crew Baseball A barracks amusement room A range finding party Off duty aboard a battleship Marines learning wireless telegraphy Marines with the fleet Marines searching Mexicans for arms Wall scaling Football Battalion of Marines on duty at a national exposition Bowling A stop for lunch A battery of searchlights. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | United States. Marine Corps--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Marines (Military personnel)--1910-1920. Uniforms--1910-1920. Military life--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,013 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1701_US_Marines_Soldiers_of_1917 |
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