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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
Join the Tanks, See Service Soon: Treat 'Em Rough!
U.S. Army recruiting for the tanks, 1917
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 black-and-white lithograph by an unnamed artist, made for Army recruiting in 1917, 97 by 60 cm.
Why it matters
Tanks were the war's newest weapon, and the sheet promised the men who joined them service soon.
What to notice
An angry cat atop a tank. Further text, explaining the programme and where to report, was pasted onto this copy in two pieces.
An alley cat's temper, riding a tank.
Provenance
- School
- The Great War Poster (United States and the world)
- Campaign
- Enlist
- Service
- Army
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- U.S. Army recruiting for the tanks, 1917
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 00652840 · POS - WWI - US, no. 290 (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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