50,000 going over! Will you be one of them? 50,000 for A.E.F.! Are you on"?" – Vintage Wall Art
(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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50,000 going over! Will you be one of them? 50,000 for A.E.F.! Are you on"?" 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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This 1919 recruiting poster pitched Army service as a free tour: 50,000 men were wanted for the American Expeditionary Forces, with a chance to see Paris, the Rhine and its castles, and the battlefields of Europe. The armistice had ended the fighting in November 1918, but American troops stayed in the occupied Rhineland, so the Army still needed men for overseas duty. The listed openings in infantry, cavalry, field artillery, engineers, and the medical department show that the postwar force was still being filled. The poster presents the battlefields as sights to visit rather than as places of recent combat.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone. |
| Genre | mounted on linen. Title from item." |
| Notes | Poster caption: Do you want to see Paris, too? Then ask the Army Recruiting Officer at once about your chance to be one of the 50,000 lucky men to see France and the Rhine, and the battlefields of Europe - free. Tourists are clamoring for a chance to pay for this privilege. Don't delay - See the Army Recruiting Officer to-day. Poster caption: Here's your chance! 50,000 men are now enlisting for service in the A.E.F. to see France, and the Rhine with its historic castles and forts. Infantry, cavalry, field artillery, engineers, and medical department open. Ask the Army Recruiting Officer about educational opportunities in the A.E.F. Photo illustrations provided by Keystone View Company and courtesy of Collier's The National Weekly." Two posters printed on one sheet |
| Subjects | United States.--Army.--American Expeditionary Forces--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,706 × 3,776 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221051 |
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