Join the Air Service - Give 'er the gun" Learn - earn / Warren Keith." – Historic Reproduction
![Join the Air Service - Give 'er the gun" Learn - earn / Warren Keith.", Chicago : Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co., [1919?] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/95/95754d58bf0f-L.webp)
(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: Join the Air Service - Give 'er the gun" Learn - earn / Warren Keith.", preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Join the Air Service - Give 'er the gun" Learn - earn / Warren Keith."
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Calling out to young men with "Give 'er the gun" and "Learn - earn," this chromolithograph recruits for the U.S. Army Air Service, a branch that expanded quickly during World War I and needed men who could fly or maintain aircraft. Warren Keith is credited with the design, and Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co. of Chicago printed it, probably around 1919. The poster pairs its slogans with aircraft and military emblems to present enlistment as a route to technical training and steady work. Its bold color reflects the commercial lithography that let posters like this circulate widely.
| Created / published | Chicago : Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co., [1919?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Chromolithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | United States.--Army.--Air Service--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Air operations--American. Aircraft--1910-1920. Emblems--1910-1920. Military education--1910-1920. Men--Employment--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,781 × 4,731 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221081 |
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