Prints, advertising; Image of Lady Liberty shaking the hand of a Navy serviceman in sailor's uniform in a circular frame; the seaman hold a gun with bayonet in his other hand; the letters "U.S.N." are printed at the figures' eye-level; the poster encourages enlistment in the United States Navy during World War I. Date supplied by cataloger based on year provided for copy held by the Library of Congress. "Printed by the U.S. Navy Publicity Bureau, 318 W. 39th St., N.Y."--text, bottom right margin. "The U.S. Navy Publicity Bureau gratefully acknowledges its / indebtedness to Mr. J.C. Leyendecker for this design and to / the Beck Engraving Co. for the reproduction."--text, bottom left margin. "J.C. Leyendecker"--text, artist's signature on stone, bottom center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 103.98 x 70.96 cm (40 15/16 x 27 15/16 in.)
Advertising--Recruiting and enlistment Columbia (Symbolic character)--Pictorial works Sailors--Pictorial works World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States United States. Navy Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) War posters--American--1910-1920. (gmgpc)
Source
Huntington Collection World War I Your Country Calls Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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