Enroll American Merchant Marine Special training - deck department engineering radio – Vintage Poster
(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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Enroll American Merchant Marine Special training - deck department engineering radio comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Enroll American Merchant Marine Special training - deck department engineering radio
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This poster stands out for listing its training tracks by name: deck, engineering and radio, each offered as special training within the Merchant Marine. Issued in 1941, before the United States entered the war in December of that year, it reflects the Maritime Commission's effort to recruit crews for a fleet that would soon carry cargo to Britain and beyond. Made by the Federal Art Project using the silkscreen process, it relies on flat, bold color so the message could be read quickly on walls and in public spaces.
| Created / published | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | United States. Maritime Commission--Recruiting & enlistment--1940-1950. World War 1939-1945--Recruiting & enlistment. Longshoremen--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,774 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 716_Enroll_American_Merchan_1941 |
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