Operators of small boats enlist now! U.S. Coast Guard / T.A. Byrne. – Antique Poster 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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Step back in time with Operators of small boats enlist now! U.S. Coast Guard / T.A. Byrne., a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Operators of small boats enlist now! U.S. Coast Guard / T.A. Byrne.
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Few wartime recruiting posters address a single skill as directly as this one, which asks for operators of small boats rather than sailors in general. The Coast Guard depended on such men for harbor patrol, inshore escort, and rescue work as the nation's coasts came under wartime threat. Designed by T.A. Byrne and printed by silkscreen under the Federal Art Project, the poster reflects the WPA's work for government agencies during the war. A January 1943 date stamp on the front shows it was still in use well after its 1941 date.
| Created / published | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on recto: Jan 21 43. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | United States. Coast Guard--Recruiting & enlistment. World War 1939-1945--Naval operations. Boats--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,794 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 261_Operators_of_small_boat_1941 |
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