Be ready! Keep him smiling" United War-Work Campaign – Antique Print
![Be ready! Keep him smiling" United War-Work Campaign, [1917 or 1918] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b8/b8688ffb95bc-L.webp)
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Description
Be ready! Keep him smiling" United War-Work Campaign comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Be ready! Keep him smiling" United War-Work Campaign
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The phrase "Be ready" sets this picture apart as a plain call to preparedness, the kind of message that military posters and illustrated broadsides carried for generations to encourage citizens to stand prepared for service or defense. Many antique martial prints were made for wide circulation through engraving or lithography, so they reached homes, recruiting offices and schoolrooms alike. The record names no artist, date or publisher, so this picture's exact origin is unclear, but its character places it within the broader tradition of American military imagery and the public ideas about readiness and the citizen soldier that it reflected.
| Created / published | [1917 or 1918] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone, color. |
| Notes | [1917 or 1918] |
| Original scan | 4,721 × 3,781 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1001_Be_ready_Keep_him_smili_1917 |
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