Don't wait for the draft--Volunteer / Guenther. – Historic Reproduction
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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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Don't wait for the draft--Volunteer / Guenther.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Don't wait for the draft--Volunteer / Guenther.
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Its title sets it apart from many recruiting posters of the period: it urges men to volunteer before conscription could take the choice away. The United States entered the war in April 1917, and the Selective Service Act that May created a national draft, with registration held that June. This poster, No. 3 in a series issued by the Associated Motion Picture Advertisers, was one of many efforts to fill the ranks through appeals to patriotism rather than compulsion. Uncle Sam, the national personification shown here, was a familiar figure in wartime recruiting art of the era.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 99 x 67 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Associated Motion Picture Advertisers, Inc. Poster No. 3. Compliments of Joseph H. Tooker. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,585 × 4,447 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1325_Dont_wait_for_the_draft_1917 |
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