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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
He Did His Duty. Will You? U.S. Marines
U.S. Marine Corps recruiting, 24 East 23rd Street, New York, 1914–1918
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 photomechanical poster by an unnamed artist, made for Marine Corps recruiting at 24 East 23rd Street, New York, between 1914 and 1918.
Why it matters
The text quotes George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy: no finer military organization than the Marine Corps exists in the world. The Library of Congress dates the sheet only to the war years, so the Atlas files it at 1918.
What to notice
A half-length portrait of George Dewey above the call to join for active service on land and sea.
An admiral's word, lent to the Marines.
Provenance
- School
- The Great War Poster (United States and the world)
- Campaign
- Enlist
- Service
- Marines
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- U.S. Marine Corps recruiting, 24 East 23rd Street, New York, 1914–1918
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 00651865 · POS - WWI - US, no. 94 (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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