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United States First World War recruitment poster issued by the U. S. Navy. It features a group of 6 marines loading an anti-aircraft gun on board ship. An aeroplane is flying overhead and the U.S flag is flying above the group in the top right. The title and text are positioned below in the bottom third printed in blue. As with many other First World War recruitment posters it appeals directly to the viewers sense of patriotism and the need to fight for Democracy. The Naval recruitment campaign while managed independently from the Division of Pictorial Publicity by the Navy Recruiting Bureau also utilised the talents of the best American illustrators and artists of the day. The poster campaign was so successful that soon after the War the then Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels said ' Striking posters which aroused patriotism and pictured the opportunity for Service in the War for Democracy and the Freedom of the Seas proved one of the most effective features of our notably successful campaign...'. L A (Leon Alarac ) Shafer (1866-1940) was an American painter and etcher. Born in Geneseo, Illinois, he lived most of his life in New Rochelle, New York. He had exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1897 and 1905. In addition to the posters he created during World War I, his illustrations graced the covers of the American 'Legion Monthly' and the 'Literary Digest'.
United States First World War recruitment poster issued by the U. S. Marine Corp. It features a central image of a group of U.S Marines running into action from landing craft on a beach. The title and
United States First World War recruitment poster issued by the U. S. Navy. It features a three quarter portrait of a U.S sailor guiding a crane hosting munitions onto a ship. Behind the sailor are the
United States First World War recruitment poster issued by the U. S. Navy. It features a three quarter portrait of a U.S sailor blowing a bugle as if calling fellow men to arms. It is printed in black
United States First World War recruitment poster issued by the U. S. Navy. It features a three quarter portrait of a U.S sailor guiding a crane hosting munitions onto a ship. Behind the sailor are the
First World War American recruitment poster. It features a simple patriotic image of the goddess Columbia holding out the stars and stripes in her right hand and beckoning with her left hand. Both sym
American First World War recruitment poster issued by the U.S Marine Corps. It features at its centre a colour reproduction of a painting by Joseph Christian Leyendecker depicting two marines standing