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U.S. Marines / J.C. Leyendecker. – Historic Print

U.S. Marines / J.C. Leyendecker., 1917 — vintage poster
U.S. Marines / J.C. Leyendecker., 1917. Vintage poster from the World War I collection.

(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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Signal flags set this poster apart from other wartime recruiting images: a Marine works them in the foreground, pointing to the Corps' role at sea and in signaling duties. J.C. Leyendecker, best known in those years for his magazine covers and advertising illustrations, produced the design in 1917, the year the United States entered the First World War. The Marine Corps needed to expand quickly during the conflict, and posters like this one were part of a broad effort to draw young men into its ranks. The lithograph's bold color and clean, idealized figure reflect the commercial illustration style Leyendecker helped popularize.

Created / published1917
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 66 x 45 cm.
NotesEnlist at 203 1/2 West Holly Street Bellingham Wash. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC
SubjectsUnited States. Marine Corps--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Marines (Military personnel)--1910-1920. Signals & signaling--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters
Original scan4,041 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi
Reference1699_US_Marines_JC_Leyende_1917

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