Join me - the first to fight on land and sea - U.S. Marines – Historic Reproduction
![Join me - the first to fight on land and sea - U.S. Marines, [between 1914 and 1918] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/96/96f83f3aeb94-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.)
Description
This rare vintage poster captures Join me - the first to fight on land and sea - U.S. Marines in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Join me - the first to fight on land and sea - U.S. Marines
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The poster directs prospective recruits to the office at 429 Custom House Building in Baltimore, Maryland, which ties this particular design to a specific local recruiting effort. Its slogan, "the first to fight on land and sea," reflects the Marine Corps' long tradition of landing from ships and fighting ashore, a role it stressed as the United States entered World War I. The Corps grew substantially during the war years, and posters like this one helped draw volunteers. The direct first-person call to "join me" shows how recruiters addressed viewers personally.
| Created / published | [between 1914 and 1918] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Offset lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster caption continues: Apply at 429 Custom House Building, Baltimore, Md. |
| Subjects | United States.--Marine Corps--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Marines--American--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,652 × 3,727 px · prints to 16 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221276 |
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