Mechanical training--Enlist in the Air Service / Otho Cushing, Capt. A.S., U.S.A. – Historic Reproduction
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(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: Mechanical training--Enlist in the Air Service / Otho Cushing, Capt. A.S., U.S.A., preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Mechanical training--Enlist in the Air Service / Otho Cushing, Capt. A.S., U.S.A.
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Few recruiting posters of the First World War name a particular officer, but this lithograph names Capt. Otho Cushing of the Aviation Section, U.S. Army, and promises mechanical training to those who enlist in the Air Service. The record dates it to 1919, after the armistice, yet its notes link the design to a French poster signed by Louis Flot in 1916, which advertised a special popular matinee to benefit war orphans. That connection between a French charity image and American recruiting is worth noting. The Air Service grew rapidly during the war, and posters like this one were a major way it sought mechanics and trainees.
| Created / published | [1919] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 64 x 47 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,635 × 4,550 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223300 |
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