Welcome soldiers sailors marines Your uniform is your pass--We can tell you what to do, what to see, where to eat, where to sleep / Wag '18. – Antique Print
(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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A window into the past: Welcome soldiers sailors marines Your uniform is your pass--We can tell you what to do, what to see, where to eat, where to sleep / Wag '18., preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Welcome soldiers sailors marines Your uniform is your pass--We can tell you what to do, what to see, where to eat, where to sleep / Wag '18.
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This color lithograph tells service members that their uniform is their pass, promising that the organization can advise them on what to see, where to eat, and where to sleep while on leave. It was issued by War Camp Community Service, a civilian group formed in 1917 to provide recreation, lodging, and off-duty support for soldiers and sailors near training camps and port cities. The poster's direct, friendly address reflects the effort to offer servicemen wholesome alternatives to saloons and crowded boarding houses. Its printed instructions to apply at any Service Club show how the program relied on a network of local centers across the country.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 114 x 71 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Text continues: Apply at any Service Club, or 49-55 West 27th Street, New York War Camp Community Service, [telephone] Farragut 6247. Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Military life--United States. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,585 × 4,471 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221829 |
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