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Wanted! 500 bakers for the U.S. Army, (also 100 cooks) / Dewey. – Antique Wall Art

Wanted! 500 bakers for the U.S. Army, (also 100 cooks) / Dewey., N[ew] Y[ork] : National Ptg. & Eng. Co., [1917] — vintage poster
Wanted! 500 bakers for the U.S. Army, (also 100 cooks) / Dewey., N[ew] Y[ork] : National Ptg. & Eng. Co., [1917]. Vintage poster from the Government & Politics collection.

(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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This poster asks for 500 bakers and 100 cooks outright, and promises that men who cannot bake will be taught in a government school. Printed in New York around 1917, the year the United States entered the First World War, it reflects the Army's need to feed large numbers of troops. Its folksy line about Uncle Sam makes the appeal friendly, while the printed notice names a specific recruiting office at 39th Street and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan.

Created / publishedN[ew] Y[ork] : National Ptg. & Eng. Co., [1917]
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 102 x 70 cm.
GenreWar posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920.
NotesText continues: If you can bake bread, Uncle Sam wants you - if you can't bake bread Uncle Sam will teach you how in a government school. [...] Recruiting office: Cor. 39th St. and 6th Ave. (south east corner). Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.
SubjectsWorld War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Military life--United States. Military cookery--1910-1920. Baking--1910-1920. Ovens--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,010 × 4,917 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-222401

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