The Call To Duty – Antique Print
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A window into the past: The Call To Duty, preserved in this vintage poster. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
The Call To Duty
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Adapted from a sculpture by Edoardo Cammilli, this color lithograph carries the title "The Call to Duty" and the slogan "Join the Army for home and country." It was issued in New York by the Recruiting Committee of the Mayor's Committee on National Defence, most likely around 1917, when the United States was preparing to enter the First World War. Posters like this one were pinned in storefronts, post offices, and city streets to draw men into the Army, and their pairing of a classical figure with a plain appeal to duty shows how recruiters sought to make military service look honorable and urgent.
| Created / published | c. 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | poster, lithograph, color |
| Notes | Join The Army For Home And Country. Published by Recruiting Committee of the Mayor's Committee on National Defence. American Lithographic Co., New York. Adapted from the sculpture by Edoardo Cammilli |
| Original scan | 3,000 × 4,072 px · prints to 10 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221055 |
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