Join the navy : the service for fighting men Accession Number: ARTV06161

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This First World War American poster was designed by Richard Babcock and aims to encourage men to enlist in the navy. The poster depicts a sailor riding a torpedo, with text appearing below the image printed in blue and red ink.

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Accession Number
ARTV06161
Publisher
Unknown
Printer
Unknown
Artist
Richard Fayerweather Babcock
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: lithograph on paper
Measurement
sheet: 95.2 x 71.8 cm
Overall: 101.4 x 76 cm
Medium
lithograph on paper
Date Made
1917
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
transfered in 1982
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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