Are you trained to do your share? Plattsburg [sic] – Historic 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 Are you trained to do your share? Plattsburg [sic] 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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Are you trained to do your share? Plattsburg [sic]
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Its headline asks, "Are you trained to do your share?" and the town name appears as "Plattsburg," the spelling the poster itself uses. The reference is to the training camp at Plattsburgh, New York, where the Military Training Camps Association ran summer courses for civilians before the United States entered the war in 1917. Businessmen, college men and professionals spent weeks there learning drill and basic military skills, and the program helped build a pool of trained men ready for commissions. This poster, issued by the association, applies that idea to the general public.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 64 x 49 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Copyright by Military Training Camps Association. Poster allows space for additional information to be printed or inscribed. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Soldiers--American--New York (State)--Plattsburgh--1910-1920. Marching--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,580 × 4,438 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1244_Are_you_trained_to_do_y_1917 |
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