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The poster is a piece of propaganda relating to the army during World War I. The posters displays several soldiers happily marching side by side, holding their weapons. Each of the soldiers is wearing the same outfit, shirts and a kilt, and holding a…

An American military recruitment poster, which evokes nationalism and attempts to bolster recruitment numbers within the African American community. The poster presents an image of African American soldiers, proudly displaying the flag of the United…

A poster created for the Parliamentary Recruiting Agency. In this poster, six young men smile in their uniforms above the text "Join the brave throng that goes marching along!" This rhyming phrase would likely stick in the memory of people long…

In "The Minute Men of To-day are Going to Plattsburg" the poster’s artist draws a definitive connection between the legendary patriots of the Revolutionary War and the recruits of WWI. The implication that war enlistment directly correlated with…

This poster features an avuncular Uncle Sam clasping a young woman on the back as she leads her male companion towards enlistment. The caption, "Here he is, Sir" is emblazoned underneath the image, and the entire poster is framed by the phrase "U.S.…

In this English poster, boys are encouraged to enlist for the war effort. The four boys depicted in the poster are walking in perfect formation with synchronized steps and bright, smiling faces. Their bodies seem to blend together into a single…

Title: Shall Uncle Sam's Navy Suffer Our Soldiers Going "Over There" on Our Transports to Sink? for Lack of Firemen. 7,000 Needed Now!

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Posters such as "Shall Uncle Sam's Navy Suffer..." can be read in multiple ways giving off…