Man the guns, join the Navy / McClelland Barclay, USNR. – Historic Reproduction
![Man the guns, join the Navy / McClelland Barclay, USNR., [19]42. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f0/f0ad7485ae4b-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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Man the guns, join the Navy / McClelland Barclay, USNR.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Man the guns, join the Navy / McClelland Barclay, USNR.
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Under the bold command "Man the guns," this 1942 recruiting poster asks young Americans to join the Navy at a moment when the country had just entered the Second World War. Its artist, McClelland Barclay, was a commercial illustrator who served in the U.S. Naval Reserve and brought the polished, magazine-style color work he was known for to wartime recruitment. The Navy expanded rapidly during the war, and posters like this one were displayed in post offices, train stations and storefronts to draw volunteers to its ranks.
| Created / published | [19]42. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | War posters American 1940-1950.Prints Color 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. J. 1942. |
| Subjects | World War, 1939-1945--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Sailors--American--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,014 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-136165 |
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