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Prepared from the source scan: surroundings removed and the sheet levelled where required. The source record remains available below.
The Posters That Went to War · Over There
Come On, You Sea-Cooks: Enlist in Naval Reserve Force, for the War Only
U.S. Naval Reserve Force recruiting, 1917–1918
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 offset poster by an unnamed artist, made for Naval Reserve Force recruiting between 1917 and 1918.
Why it matters
The Reserve enlisted men for the war only, and this sheet recruited for the galley, listing the wages for the cook and mess positions. The Library of Congress dates it to 1917 or 1918, and the Atlas files it at 1918.
What to notice
A Navy cook at a stove, with text promoting the post of sea cook and a list of wages.
A war fought on three meals a day.
Provenance
- School
- The Great War Poster (United States and the world)
- Campaign
- Enlist
- Service
- Navy
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- U.S. Naval Reserve Force recruiting, 1917–1918
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 00651866 · POS - WWI - US, no. 95 (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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