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Join the Army Air Service be an American eagle / Charles Livingston Bull Alpha Litho. Co. Inc. N.Y. – Vintage Wall Art

Join the Army Air Service be an American eagle / Charles Livingston Bull Alpha Litho. Co. Inc. N.Y., 1917 — vintage poster
Join the Army Air Service be an American eagle / Charles Livingston Bull Alpha Litho. Co. Inc. N.Y., 1917. Vintage poster from the World War I collection.

(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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Step back in time with Join the Army Air Service be an American eagle / Charles Livingston Bull Alpha Litho. Co. Inc. N.Y., a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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A large eagle, painted in bold color, serves as the recruit in this 1917 poster, with the slogan "Join the Army Air Service, be an American eagle" calling young men to military aviation. Charles Livingston Bull, a painter known for his studies of wildlife, brought a naturalist's eye to the bird, which ties the appeal to national symbolism. The poster appeared the same year the United States entered the First World War, when recruiters needed images that could stop passersby. The name "Army Air Service" was formalized in 1918, so the wording reflects the aviation arm's early days.

Created / published1917
Medium1 print (poster) : color.
NotesPromotional goal: U.S. J22. 191-. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC
SubjectsUnited States. Army. Air Corps--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Eagles--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters
Original scan1,158 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference743_Join_the_Army_Air_Servi_1917

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