Spirit of 1917--Join the United States Marines and be first in defense on land or sea – Vintage Wall Art
![Spirit of 1917--Join the United States Marines and be first in defense on land or sea, [ca. 1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f1/f19cef0162c3-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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Spirit of 1917--Join the United States Marines and be first in defense on land or sea 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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Spirit of 1917--Join the United States Marines and be first in defense on land or sea
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Titled *Spirit of 1917*, this color lithograph ties a Marine Corps recruiting pitch to the year the United States entered the First World War. Its slogan, which urges viewers to be first in defense on land or sea, presented enlistment as a chance to be among the earliest to answer the call. Posters like this one were a major wartime recruiting tool, displayed in post offices, storefronts and public buildings as the nation's armed services expanded after the declaration of war in April 1917. The record's subject terms point to flags and uniformed personnel, which reflect the patriotic appeal that dominated American war posters of the period.
| Created / published | [ca. 1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 102 x 76 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. J26. |
| Subjects | United States.--Marine Corps--Recruiting & enlistment. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Military personnel--American--1910-1920. Flags--American--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,148 × 1,462 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217354 |
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