Attention! This Post Office is a U. S. Army Recruiting Station - ca. 1914-1918
Transcript
Attention! This Post Office is a U.S. Army RECRUITING STATION. The undersigned, acting as the Agent for the War Department, will furnish all information necessary for applicants desiring to enlist in the Regular Army. Quoting from a Circular Letter from the Adjutant General of the Army addressed to all Recruiting Offices: “In their educational campaign, recruiting officers should make it clear that while the Army offers a sure and honorable means of livelihood to the average man in search of employment, it now offers also a great opportunity to young men who desire to prepare themselves for military service in time of war. Under the law authorizing furlough to the reserve after one year’s service any young man who meets the requirements for enlistment may receive, without expense to himself, a training and discipline of much greater value than that for which thousands of business men and students all over the country have been willing to and anxious to take at their own expense at the annual training camps at Plattsburg and elsewhere. All these men realize that the time spent by them in training at these camps has been too short. A year of honorable service in the Army, with the resulting physical training, discipline, and the military knowledge acquired, will be invaluable to any man who desires to be prepared to serve his country in time of war and will greatly increase his efficiency in his chosen pursuit in civil life.” The War Department Offers Special Inducements to Young Men. Now is the time to Enlist. [signature line] Post Master.
Description
This World War I poster is part of a larger collection of propaganda material issued throughout Missouri during the war. These artfully crafted posters were distributed to help recruit men for the Navy and Marines, raise money for the war effort, and sustain public morale. This poster alerts the viewer to the fact that the post office is also a recruiting station.
Details
| Title | Attention! This Post Office is a U. S. Army Recruiting Station - ca. 1914-1918 |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Unknown. Attention! This Post Office is a U. S. Army Recruiting Station. 1914-1918. Violette E.M. Collection. WWI_228.48a. Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918--Art and the war; World War, 1914-1918--Posters; World War, 1914-1918--Propaganda |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | WWI_228.48a |
| Contributing Institution | Truman State University |
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| Rights | All images property of Truman State University. Commercial use or distribution is not authorized. Notice: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U. S. Code). Contact speccoll@truman.edu for reproduction rights. |
| Language | English |