Premiers au feu means in French first to fight in English U.S. Marines / F. – 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: Premiers au feu means in French first to fight in English U.S. Marines / F., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Premiers au feu means in French first to fight in English U.S. Marines / F.
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Its French title, *Premiers au feu*, which the record renders as "first to fight," sets this color lithograph apart from the many recruiting posters of its moment. Signed by Andrée Ménard and dated 1917, it was made in the months after the United States entered the First World War in April, when the Marine Corps was working to expand its ranks. The poster pairs a helmet with bold color to draw the eye and tie service in the corps to the fighting in France.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 106 x 71 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: Civilian smokers save tobacco for our soldiers. Signed: Andreacutee Meacutenard. Promotional goal: Fr. J72. 1918. Item is no. 223 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. BZZ · 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. Helmets--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 1,100 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1094_Premiers_au_feu_means_i_1917 |
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