Enlist in the Quartermaster Corps for the construction division United States Army – Historic 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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Enlist in the Quartermaster Corps for the construction division United States Army comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Enlist in the Quartermaster Corps for the construction division United States Army
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Rather than promising combat, this 1920 poster pitches a trade: enlistment in the Quartermaster Corps' construction division. During the war the Army built training camps, depots, and roads at great speed, and the poster reflects the peacetime need for men who could keep those facilities and the trucks and other vehicles that supplied them running. The notation at the bottom, which refers to the Adjutant General's Office and is dated March 22, 1920, suggests the design went through official War Department approval before printing. The subject headings also mention military education, a reminder that recruiters presented Army service as job training as much as military duty.
| Created / published | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) ; 65 x 48 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Photomechanical prints 1920. |
| Notes | R.S., A.G.O., No. 225, 3-22-20. |
| Subjects | United States.--Army.--Quartermaster Corps--Recruiting & enlistment--1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Military education--1920. Military facilities--1920. Military vehicles--1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,796 × 4,716 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221072 |
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