The Navy needs you! Don't read American history - make it! / James Montgomery Flagg ; The H.C. Miner Litho. Co. N.Y. – Antique 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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This vintage poster of The Navy needs you! Don't read American history - make it! / James Montgomery Flagg ; The H.C. Miner Litho. Co. N.Y. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Navy needs you! Don't read American history - make it! / James Montgomery Flagg ; The H.C. Miner Litho. Co. N.Y.
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The slogan "Don't read American history - make it!" sets this lithograph apart from the many recruiting posters on the board. Illustrator James Montgomery Flagg, best known for his Uncle Sam "I Want You" image, produced it for the Navy, and the H.C. Miner Lithograph Company of New York printed it in 1917. That year the United States entered the First World War, and the Navy sought to expand its ranks quickly, so posters like this one were displayed at recruiting stations to draw young men into service. The message ties enlistment to national pride and the chance to take part in history rather than simply study it.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 104 x 69 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | U.S. Navy Recruiting Station. |
| Subjects | United States.--Navy--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Sailors--American--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,762 × 4,774 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223496 |
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