U.S. Marine - Be a sea soldier / Clarence F. Underwood. – 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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A window into the past: U.S. Marine - Be a sea soldier / Clarence F. Underwood., preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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U.S. Marine - Be a sea soldier / Clarence F. Underwood.
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Few World War I recruiting posters put the Marine Corps front and center the way this one does, with its direct call to "Be a sea soldier." Clarence F. Underwood, an illustrator known for magazine and advertising work, produced the color lithograph in 1917, the year the United States entered the war and the Marines began expanding rapidly. Like other military posters of the period, it tied enlistment to patriotism and the promise of adventure, and it is a useful example of how the Corps marketed itself to young men.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 100 x 70 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,972 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1697_US_Marine_Be_a_sea_sol_1917 |
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