Marine Corps week June 10 to 16--Join the U.S. Marines The soldiers that go to sea--Where there's action. – Vintage Wall Art
![Marine Corps week June 10 to 16--Join the U.S. Marines The soldiers that go to sea--Where there's action., [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/38/388cf9466281-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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A window into the past: Marine Corps week June 10 to 16--Join the U.S. Marines The soldiers that go to sea--Where there's action., preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Marine Corps week June 10 to 16--Join the U.S. Marines The soldiers that go to sea--Where there's action.
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This color lithograph advertises a Marine Corps Week drive from June 10 to 16, probably in 1917, with the slogan "Where there's action" and a street address at 24 East 23rd Street in New York for enlistment. The United States had entered the First World War in April 1917, and the Marine Corps, which was already small, expanded quickly as the country mobilized. Posters like this one used the sea and the promise of combat to appeal to young men looking for adventure and a clear role in the war. The poster is part of the Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection at the Library of Congress.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 62 x 44 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Enlist at 24 East 23d Street, New York. 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,600 × 4,466 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222377 |
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