World War I Poster, "U.S. Navy. Help Your Country! Enlist in the Navy," circa 1917
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Artifact Overview
During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
circa 1917
Subject Date
circa 1917
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Artwork by H. (Henry) Reuterdahl, printed by Latham Lithography & Printing Co., Brooklyn, New York.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.0.565.212
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 41 in
Width: 28 in
Inscriptions
Printed on poster: U.S. NAVY / Help Your / Country! / ENLIST IN THE NAVY
Printed at bottom of poster: Navy Recruiting Station / 7th & Chestnut Streets / 1821-A Market St./ St. Louis /
Printed lower right corner of image: H. Reuterdahl
Printed under image, left: Courtesy R.J. Collier, Esq.
Printed on lower right corner: LATHAM LITHO & PTG. CO. BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Verso in pencil: Navy Reuterdahl/ Fleet on High Seas.
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