Gee!! I Wish I Were a Man I'd Join the Navy - 1917
Transcript
GEE!! I WISH I WERE A MAN I’d JOIN The NAVY BE A MAN AND DO IT UNITED STATES NAVY RECRUITING STATION U.S. Navy Recruiting Station Saint Louis 7th and Chestnut Streets and 1821a Market Street
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 was used to encourage young men to join the U.S. Navy, and depicts a woman in a sailor’s uniform stating that if she were a man she would be joining the Navy.
Details
| Title | Gee!! I Wish I Were a Man I'd Join the Navy - 1917 |
| Creator | Howard Chandler Christy |
| Source | Howard Chandler Christy. Gee!! I Wish I Were a Man I'd Join the Navy. 1917. E. M. Violette Collection. WWI_223.47c. 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_223.47c |
| 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 |