Uncle Sam says Enlist for college" The student loan fund is for the aid of Methodist college students / M.M. Petersham." – Antique Print
![Uncle Sam says Enlist for college" The student loan fund is for the aid of Methodist college students / M.M. Petersham.", Brooklyn, N.Y. : Latham Litho & Ptg. Co., [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f0/f0a5fd784078-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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Step back in time with Uncle Sam says Enlist for college" The student loan fund is for the aid of Methodist college students / M.M. Petersham.", a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Uncle Sam says Enlist for college" The student loan fund is for the aid of Methodist college students / M.M. Petersham."
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This 1917 lithograph turns a military call into an appeal to college-bound students, with the slogan "Enlist for college" under the figure of Uncle Sam. Printed by the Latham Litho & Ptg. Co. of Brooklyn, it was issued the same year the United States entered the First World War. Its text promotes a student loan fund for Methodist college students, a reminder that church and private organizations also worked to keep young men in school during the conflict. The poster is credited to M.M. Petersham and is worth noticing for how it presents schooling and national service as parts of one civic duty.
| Created / published | Brooklyn, N.Y. : Latham Litho & Ptg. Co., [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. J7.G56. 1917. |
| Subjects | Students--United States--1910-1920. Education--United States--1910-1920. Military service--United States--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,134 × 1,436 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219194 |
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