First in France--U.S. Marines / John A. Coughlin. – 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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A window into the past: First in France--U.S. Marines / John A. Coughlin., preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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First in France--U.S. Marines / John A. Coughlin.
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Coughlin's poster makes a claim in its title, "First in France," and its lower text lists the Army branches and the numbered divisions, First through Seventh, that the Marines would be recruited alongside. Posters like this were produced in 1917, after the United States entered the war in April, when the government needed large numbers of volunteers quickly. The Marine Corps leaned on its reputation for readiness, and its later fighting at Belleau Wood in June 1918 gave that boast added weight. The poster's mortar subject reflects the era's emphasis on modern artillery and specialized equipment.
| Created / published | 1917 |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 71 x 54 cm. |
| Notes | Text continues: [...] Engineers Signal Corps Quartermaster Corps Medical Department or Coast Artillery Air Service Tank Corps Motor Transport Ordnance Construction Division. Illustration framed by insignia of numbered Divisions First through Seventh. No. 1698. Promotional goal: U.S. J32. 1919. · Whistler James McNeill 1834-1903. |
| Subjects | United States. Marine Corps--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Mortars (Ordnance)--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 1,161 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1366_First_in_FranceUS_Marin_1917 |
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