For Liberty's sake, enlist in the Navy – Historic Print
![For Liberty's sake, enlist in the Navy, Boston : Smith & Porter Press, [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d3/d37e0b1e9d2f-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 For Liberty's sake, enlist in the Navy in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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For Liberty's sake, enlist in the Navy
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The Statue of Liberty and a group of boats appear together in this 1917 recruiting poster, pairing the nation's symbol of freedom with the work of the sea. The City of Boston Committee on Public Safety issued it, and Smith & Porter Press printed it, in the year the United States entered the First World War. Recruiting posters of this period competed for attention on busy streets and in shop windows, so bold color and a single direct appeal were the main tools. Its message ties the call to enlist to the wider effort to build up the Navy during the war.
| Created / published | Boston : Smith & Porter Press, [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 56 x 36 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Issued by City of Boston Committee on Public Safety. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | United States.--Navy--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.)--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Boats--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,669 × 4,491 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219858 |
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