The father of our country appealed for soldiers as follows [...] Do as our forefathers did in 1776--Enlist--Army recruiting office open day and night. – Historic Print
![The father of our country appealed for soldiers as follows [...] Do as our forefathers did in 1776--Enlist--Army recruiting office open day and night., Chicago : Ryan & Hart Co. Printers, [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b5/b55a12c531ac-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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This color lithograph borrows its message from the Revolution: its headline quotes "the father of our country" and urges viewers to "do as our forefathers did in 1776" by enlisting, and its subject headings point to rifles and military training of the 1770s. The United States entered the First World War in April 1917, and the catalog dates the poster to that year, though the date is bracketed as an estimate. Chicago printers Ryan & Hart produced it, and recruiting posters like this one often tied wartime service to the founding generation to make enlistment feel like a patriotic duty. The poster is part of the Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection at the Library of Congress.
| Created / published | Chicago : Ryan & Hart Co. Printers, [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 102 x 68 cm. |
| Genre | Broadsides 1770-1780 Reproductions 1910-1920.War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Rifles--1770-1780. Military training--1770-1780. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,595 × 4,447 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222378 |
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