U.S. Marines, Uncle Sam's right hand / R. McBride. – Vintage Print
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(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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U.S. Marines, Uncle Sam's right hand / R. McBride. 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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U.S. Marines, Uncle Sam's right hand / R. McBride.
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Its title casts the Marine Corps as "Uncle Sam's right hand," a metaphor that presents the service as the country's ready, close-at-hand fighting arm. The lithograph dates to 1917, the year the United States entered the First World War, when the Marine Corps began a rapid expansion and recruiting posters became a common way to appeal for volunteers. It belongs to the Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection of American war posters from the 1910s. The subject tags include "Hands," which shows how the artist relied on a single gesture to suggest readiness and direct action.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 69 x 50 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | United States.--Marine Corps--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Marines (Military personnel)--1910-1920. Hands--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,294 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218806 |
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