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Setting the course to victory with the U.S. Coast Guard / L.W. Bentley, U.S.C.C.R. – Antique Print

Setting the course to victory with the U.S. Coast Guard / L.W. Bentley, U.S.C.C.R., [19]42. — vintage poster
Setting the course to victory with the U.S. Coast Guard / L.W. Bentley, U.S.C.C.R., [19]42.. Vintage poster from the Military collection.

(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: Setting the course to victory with the U.S. Coast Guard / L.W. Bentley, U.S.C.C.R., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The title sets the course for victory, and the letters "U.S.C.C.R." identify the artist's unit as the United States Coast Guard Reserve. Recruiting posters like this one appeared in 1942, when the United States had entered the Second World War and the Coast Guard was growing quickly to patrol coasts, escort convoys, and staff landing craft. Its wartime expansion drew many men who had never served at sea, and posters such as this aimed to make the service's mission of guarding the nation's shores and waterways look urgent and worth joining.

Created / published[19]42.
Medium1 print (poster) : color.
GenrePosters 1940-1950.Prints Color 1940-1950.
SubjectsUnited States.--Coast Guard--Recruiting & enlistment--1940-1950. World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--American.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,136 × 1,455 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216614

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