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- World War I poster with the message, "U.S. Marines - First To Fight For Democracy, Enlist At." The poster shows a color drawing of six Marines loading a deck gun on a U.S. Navy warship. The poster was intended to encourage citizens to enlist in the Marine Corps. The artist's name and date, "L.A. Shafer, 1917," is shown near the lower right corner of the drawing.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- World War I poster with the message, "Britishers, You're Needed, Come Across Now." The poster shows a color drawing of a British soldier who is extending his hand across the Atlantic Ocean to a man who is standing in the United States. The poster was intended to encourage existing and former British citizens, who were living in Canada and the United States, to enlist in the British Army. The artist's name, "Lloyd Meyers," is shown near the lower right corner of the drawing. Small printed text in the lower left corner shows "British and Canadian Recruiting Mission." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows " Albert Frank & Co., N.Y. Agents."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
