Enlist in the Navy To arms / Milton Bancroft. – 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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Enlist in the Navy To arms / Milton Bancroft.
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The phrase "To arms," set beside a bugle, gives this 1917 color lithograph by Milton Bancroft its particular call to action: a direct appeal to men to enlist in the Navy. The United States entered the First World War in April 1917, and the Navy was expanding quickly, so recruiting posters like this one were produced in quantity and displayed in public places. Its bold color and short, urgent wording were meant to catch the eye of passersby, and it shows how the government relied on graphic art to fill its ranks during the war.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 103 x 67 cm. |
| Notes | U.S. Navy Recruiting Station. · Teatr Dramatyczny im. Jerzego Szaniawskiego w Plocku funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | United States. Navy--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Sailors--1910-1920. Bugles--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 1,063 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 381_Enlist_in_the_Navy_To_a_1917 |
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