Learn and earn Theres a trade and an education for young men in the Ordnance Department U-S-A / Falls Engineer Reproduction Plant U.S. Army Washington Barracks D.C. – Antique Print
(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: Learn and earn Theres a trade and an education for young men in the Ordnance Department U-S-A / Falls Engineer Reproduction Plant U.S. Army Washington Barracks D.C., preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Learn and earn Theres a trade and an education for young men in the Ordnance Department U-S-A / Falls Engineer Reproduction Plant U.S. Army Washington Barracks D.C.
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Learn and earn" is the pitch that sets this 1919 recruiting poster apart, offering young men a trade and schooling in the Ordnance Department through the Falls Engineer Reproduction Plant at Washington Barracks, D.C. The Ordnance Department was responsible for the Army's weapons, vehicles and machinery, so its recruiters marketed mechanical skill as a route to a career. The subject tags also name tanks, a weapon fielded during the recent war that needed skilled mechanics to maintain, which helps explain the poster's emphasis on technical work. Issued after the 1918 armistice, it reflects the Army's effort to rebuild its ranks in peacetime.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 63 x 48 cm. |
| Notes | Ordnance Recruiting Poster No. 1. U.S. Army Ordnance No. 1503-i. Text continues: For particulars apply [blank]. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | United States. Army--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Mechanics (Persons)--1910-1920. Tanks (Military science)--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,721 × 4,674 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1516_Learn_and_earn_Theres_a_1919 |
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