The father of our country appealed for soldiers as follows: to all brave, healthy, able bodied, and well disposed young men [...] – Vintage Print
![The father of our country appealed for soldiers as follows: to all brave, healthy, able bodied, and well disposed young men [...], Chicago : Ryan & Hart Co., printers, [between 1917 and 1919] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1d/1d0717235097-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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The father of our country appealed for soldiers as follows: to all brave, healthy, able bodied, and well disposed young men [...] comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The title turns on the familiar phrase "Father of Our Country," which is usually reserved for George Washington. Here the word "count" takes the place of "country," a pun that could suggest a nobleman or a tally. The picture dates to 1917, the year the United States entered the First World War, when American posters and cartoons worked hard to rally public support for the war effort. Images from this period often relied on wordplay and caricature to make political and military ideas memorable, so the joke is worth reading closely alongside the figures and details in the image itself.
| Created / published | Chicago : Ryan & Hart Co., printers, [between 1917 and 1919] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : offset, color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Offset photomechanical prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster caption continues: in this neighborhood, who have any inclination to join the troops, now raising under General Washington. For the defence of the liberties and independence of the United States, against the hostile designs of foreign enemies, take notice, that [...] ; Do as our forefathers did in 1776 Enlist Army Recruiting Office ; Open day and night. Lower right corner of poster missing. |
| Subjects | United States.--Army--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Military personnel--American--1770-1790. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,791 × 4,706 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221062 |
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