Men wanted for the army / Michael P. Whelan. – Vintage Print
![Men wanted for the army / Michael P. Whelan., [between 1910 and 1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ec/ec194a050e26-L.webp)
(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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Men wanted for the army / Michael P. Whelan. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Men wanted for the army / Michael P. Whelan.
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Dated 1910, this chromolithograph poster predates American entry into the First World War by several years, though the catalog later filed it under World War I recruiting. It was issued under the Adjutant General's Office, which handled Army recruiting in peacetime, and its wording, "Men wanted for the army," reflects the steady effort to fill the ranks of a small professional force. The subject headings also point to artillery, a branch that needed skilled, trained enlistees. Color lithography made posters like this inexpensive to print in quantity and easy to display in post offices and public buildings.
| Created / published | [between 1910 and 1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Chromolithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Form no. 404. A.G.O. |
| Subjects | United States.--Army--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Military personnel--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,776 × 4,701 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221057 |
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