Mechanics & apprentices wanted for enlistment in the Construction Division of the Army – Vintage Print
(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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Mechanics & apprentices wanted for enlistment in the Construction Division of the Army
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A recruiting poster aimed at skilled workers, it invites mechanics and apprentices to join the Army's construction ranks and learn a trade during a one- or three-year enlistment. The Engineer Reproduction Plant at Washington Barracks, D.C., printed it in 1919, a year after the Armistice, when the Army still needed builders for its camps and facilities. The poster's pitch is practical: pay of $30 to $105 a month, free food, clothing, quarters and medical care, and an age range of 18 to 45. Its closing question, "Where else can you find such an opportunity?", shows how recruiters tried to make military service sound like a job with training attached.
| Created / published | Washington Barracks, D.C. : Engineer Reproduction Plant, U.S. Army, 1919. |
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| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster caption: Learn a trade while serving a one or three year enlistment with the Army builders ; Pay from $30 to $105 per month - Age limits 18 years to 45 years ; Food, clothing, quarters and medical attendance free. Where else can you find such an opportunity? |
| Subjects | United States.--Army.--Corps of Engineers--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Engineering & construction--United States. Men--Employment--1910-1920. Military education--1910-1920. Vocational education--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,786 × 4,715 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221076 |
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