This device on hat or helmet means U.S. Marines / F. – Antique Print
![This device on hat or helmet means U.S. Marines / F., [191-] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b8/b8c2d0629022-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 rare vintage poster captures This device on hat or helmet means U.S. Marines / F. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Rather than a face or a battlefield, this poster asks viewers to read a single badge on a cap or helmet: the device that identified the U.S. Marine Corps. The eagle, globe, and anchor had been the service's emblem since 1868, so a recruiting poster built around it relied on the public recognizing the symbol at a glance. The Marine Corps expanded sharply during the First World War, growing from a peacetime force of roughly 15,000 to about 75,000 by 1918, and recruiting material of this kind was in steady demand as the country mobilized.
| Created / published | [191-] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. J26. 191-. |
| Subjects | United States.--Marine Corps--Recruiting & enlistment. Insignia--American--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,148 × 1,454 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217208 |
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