I want you for the Navy Apply any recruiting station or postmaster / Howard Chandler Christy 1917. – Antique Print
![I want you for the Navy Apply any recruiting station or postmaster / Howard Chandler Christy 1917., [New York] : The Colorplate Engraving Company, 1917. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/29/29bbeb4319e9-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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of I want you for the Navy Apply any recruiting station or postmaster / Howard Chandler Christy 1917.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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I want you for the Navy Apply any recruiting station or postmaster / Howard Chandler Christy 1917.
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This version sets itself apart from the better-known Army poster with its naval theme: the familiar pointing Uncle Sam appears in sailor's dress and calls viewers to enlist in the fleet. James Montgomery Flagg created the figure in 1917, the year the United States entered the First World War, and the design built on the direct, accusing gaze he had already used for the Army poster. Recruiting posters like this one were a major tool for filling the ranks quickly, and their bold lettering and close-up figure were meant to be read at a glance from across a street.
| Created / published | [New York] : The Colorplate Engraving Company, 1917. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 28 x 36 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | 1129 2nd Ave., near 59th St., N.Y. City. Stamped: U.S. Government Property, $5000 fine and imprisonment for defacing. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | United States.--Navy--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Cross dressing--1910-1920. Military uniforms--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,628 × 3,719 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222797 |
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