Your country is at war / Frank Paulus 17. – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Your country is at war / Frank Paulus 17.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Your country is at war / Frank Paulus 17.
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Frank Paulus's 1917 lithograph "Your country is at war" is a recruiting poster aimed at men between 18 and 35, and its copy spells out the terms plainly: service with the U.S. Navy for the duration of the war, through the Naval Militia. The United States had entered the First World War in April 1917, and the Navy needed sailors quickly, so posters like this one pressed the appeal in direct, personal language. Its subjects, battleships and gunboats, point to the sea service as the main draw. The print is part of the Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection at the Library of Congress.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 83 x 58 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Text continues: You must help if you are a red blooded man between 18 and 35 years of age. You can get active service with the U.S. Navy for the duration of the war through the Naval Militia. Enlist now at ... Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | United States.--Navy--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Battleships--1910-1920. Gunboats--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,630 × 4,496 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219862 |
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