U.S. Marines : active service on land and sea... Accession Number: ARTV06140

Description

First World War recruitment poster issued for the U.S Marine Corps.The image which takes up the whole is of a Marine marching on a quayside his rifle over his right shoulder. A warship is visible directly behind him and to his left across the water is a barracks with the stars and stripes flying out the front. The sky is printed bright yellow with the text ' U.S. MARINES' printed in red ink framing it across the top. Further text printed in black ink is positioned across the bottom. It provides details of where to go to enlist in this case in Boston.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV06140
Printer
Unknown
Artist
Sidney H Riesenberg
Publisher
US Marine Corps
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 96.4 x 72.2 cm
Overall: 99.4 cm x 75 cm
Medium
lithograph on paper
Date Made
c.1917
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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