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What is this? Every American citizen should know that this device is worn by our U.S. Marines, who serve at sea, at home, and abroad. – Historic Print

What is this? Every American citizen should know that this device is worn by our U.S. Marines, who serve at sea, at home, and abroad., [1917] — vintage poster
What is this? Every American citizen should know that this device is worn by our U.S. Marines, who serve at sea, at home, and abroad., [1917]. 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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This rare vintage poster captures What is this? Every American citizen should know that this device is worn by our U.S. Marines, who serve at sea, at home, and abroad. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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What is this? Every American citizen should know that this device is worn by our U.S. Marines, who serve at sea, at home, and abroad.

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This poster asks viewers to recognize the eagle, globe, and anchor, the emblem Marines wore on their caps, collars, and buttons. Its wording presents the device as something every American should know, and it links the Corps to service at sea, at home, and overseas. In 1917, after the United States entered World War I, the Marine Corps was growing quickly, and recruiting posters like this one used simple symbols to make the service easy to identify. The emblem itself dates to the 1860s, so the poster drew on a long-established image to make a wartime appeal.

Created / published[1917]
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 24 x 51 cm.
GenreWar posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920.
SubjectsUnited States.--Marine Corps. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Emblems--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,443 × 3,615 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-222391

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