The U.S. Air Service needs carpenters, cabinet makers & wood workers See U.S. Army recruiting office at [blank] before December 13. – Antique Print
![The U.S. Air Service needs carpenters, cabinet makers & wood workers See U.S. Army recruiting office at [blank] before December 13., [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/98/9861e2c06dbf-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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Step back in time with The U.S. Air Service needs carpenters, cabinet makers & wood workers See U.S. Army recruiting office at [blank] before December 13., 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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The U.S. Air Service needs carpenters, cabinet makers & wood workers See U.S. Army recruiting office at [blank] before December 13.
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The recruiting poster titled "The U.S. Air Service Needs Carpenters, Cabinet Makers & Wood Workers" dates to 1917, the year the United States entered the First World War. Its focus is unusual among wartime posters: rather than calling for combat soldiers, it appeals to skilled tradesmen, since early military aircraft were built largely of wood, spruce frames and laminated parts that needed hands experienced in joinery and finishing. Aviation was still young in 1917, and the Army's aviation branch had to recruit craftsmen as well as pilots to build and repair the machines. The poster is a useful reminder that the war effort depended on civilian skills as much as on the front lines.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 35 x 52 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | United States.--Army.--Air Service--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Men--Employment--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,643 × 3,738 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222802 |
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