U.S. Marines - first to hoist Old Glory on foreign soil Join them for overseas duty / Sidney H. Riesenberg 1913. – Antique Wall Art
(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 U.S. Marines - first to hoist Old Glory on foreign soil Join them for overseas duty / Sidney H. Riesenberg 1913. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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U.S. Marines - first to hoist Old Glory on foreign soil Join them for overseas duty / Sidney H. Riesenberg 1913.
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This 1913 recruiting poster sets its appeal on a boast: the Marines were "first to hoist Old Glory on foreign soil." That claim draws on the Corps' long record of landings overseas, which the Marine Corps Hymn also celebrates with its line about the shores of Tripoli. The image is a color halftone reproducing a wood engraving by Axel Tornrose, and the slogan and text are credited to Sidney H. Riesenberg. Although the poster predates American entry into the First World War in 1917, the Library of Congress files it under World War I recruiting, a reminder of how the Corps promoted itself as a force for overseas service in the years before the war.
| Created / published | 1913 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone, color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Reproductions of wood engravings by Axel Tornrose. |
| Subjects | United States.--Marine Corps--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Marines--American--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,737 × 4,667 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221279 |
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