The Second Artillery 1840-1917 needs 200 real men--Will you be one? / The Colonial Press, Philadelphia. – Historic Reproduction
![The Second Artillery 1840-1917 needs 200 real men--Will you be one? / The Colonial Press, Philadelphia., Philadelphia : Committee of Public Safety, Department of Military Service, [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/33/33c55768d93c-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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Step back in time with The Second Artillery 1840-1917 needs 200 real men--Will you be one? / The Colonial Press, Philadelphia., a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Second Artillery 1840-1917 needs 200 real men--Will you be one? / The Colonial Press, Philadelphia.
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Few recruiting posters from 1917 address the reader so directly, and this one names a specific unit, the Second Artillery, with the dates 1840 to 1917 printed beneath its title. Issued in Philadelphia by the Committee of Public Safety's Department of Military Service and printed by The Colonial Press, this color lithograph uses no portrait or battle scene, so its appeal rests entirely on its headline question, "Will you be one?" The United States had entered the First World War in April 1917, and that spring and summer brought many appeals like this one as the army sought volunteers. The poster is part of the Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.
| Created / published | Philadelphia : Committee of Public Safety, Department of Military Service, [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 73 x 58 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,653 × 4,522 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221823 |
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