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The Posters That Went to War · Over There
For Action Enlist in the Air Service
Otho Cushing (1871-1942) · U.S. Army Air Service recruiting, 1918–1920
Format
Archival pigment giclée on museum-grade matte art paper, color-managed to the source scan — the flat inks and stone grain intact. The 40×60 is the room-changer.
Size
$39.00
What it is
A colour halftone Otho Cushing designed for Air Service recruiting, printed by Forbes of Boston, which the Library of Congress dates between 1918 and 1920.
Why it matters
The Air Service of the U.S. Army recruited on the promise of its first two words, and Cushing drew the moment before the propeller catches.
What to notice
A man cranking an airplane propeller.
One swing of the blade, and the war flies.
Provenance
- School
- The Great War Poster (United States and the world)
- Designer
- Otho Cushing (1871-1942)
- Printer / house
- Forbes, Boston
- Campaign
- Enlist
- Service
- Air Service and Air Forces
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- U.S. Army Air Service recruiting, 1918–1920
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 00651829 · POS - WWI - US, no. 84 (C size) [P&P]
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-02. Commons licence re-read 2026-11-02 on the Commons mirror of the same LoC scan: Public domain (PD-1923, PD-Layout, PD-US-expired).
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