You drive a car here--why not a transport in France? American Field Service / H. Blyleven, Esselen. – Vintage Print
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(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 You drive a car here--why not a transport in France? American Field Service / H. Blyleven, Esselen., a vintage poster rich in period 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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You drive a car here--why not a transport in France? American Field Service / H. Blyleven, Esselen.
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The headline asks a direct question: if you already drive a car at home, why not drive a transport in France? The American Field Service, a volunteer corps that had been sending American men to drive ambulances and supply trucks for the French army since 1914, produced this 1917 lithograph to recruit drivers. The group was made up largely of college men, and the poster was issued as the United States moved toward entering the war. Its three office addresses in Boston, New York and Chicago show how the service sought applicants across the country.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 70 x 49 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | 40 State Street, Boston; 14 Wall Street, New York; 425 Monadnock Block, Chicago. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | American Field Service--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Trucks--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,590 × 4,448 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222234 |
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