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To the recruiting office! for the 104th – Historic Print

To the recruiting office! for the 104th, [1917 or 1918] — vintage poster
To the recruiting office! for the 104th, [1917 or 1918]. Vintage poster from the Military 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 rare vintage poster captures To the recruiting office! for the 104th in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Its title names a specific unit, the 104th Infantry, and the poster relies on large arrows and signs to steer passersby toward a recruiting office. The 104th was an infantry regiment of the 26th Division, a New England National Guard formation, and units like it were filled through both volunteers and wartime draft calls. Posters of this kind, with bold color and simple directional graphics, were displayed in storefronts, post offices and public spaces across the country during the First World War, when the Army needed large numbers of men quickly. The record dates it to 1917 or 1918, placing it during the height of that recruiting effort.

Created / published[1917 or 1918]
Medium1 print (poster) : color ; 23 x 58 cm.
GenreWar posters American 1910-1920.Prints Color 1910-1920.
SubjectsUnited States.--Army--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Signs (Notices)--1910-1920. Arrows--1910-1920. Symbols--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,701 × 3,766 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-221054

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