Hit the bull's eye!--Is your name on this list? Get out of your own little circle of selfishness into the big circle of service. – Historic Reproduction
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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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Rather than a single scene, this 1917 poster combines four photographs captioned *All aboard*, *With bayonet*, *On the way to the transports*, and *Embarking for the front*, which follow a recruit from departure to the battlefield. It was issued by the Recruiting Committee of the Mayor's Committee on National Defense in New York, months after the United States entered the war in April 1917. Its headline asks readers to leave "their own little circle of selfishness" for "the big circle of service," turning enlistment into a personal civic duty. The sheet is labeled Bulletin no. 3, which suggests it was one of a numbered series.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) ; 82 x 52 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Photomechanical prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Photographs are captioned: All aboard; With bayonet; On the way to the transports; Embarking for the front. The Mayor's Committee on National Defense, The Recruiting Committee, 50 East 42nd Street, New York. Bulletin no. 3. W.C.W. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Communications--United States. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,653 × 4,516 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1820_Hit_the_bulls_eyeIs_you_1917 |
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