Sea Training the U.S. Shipping Board Needs 50,000 Young Men - 1918
Transcript
SEA TRAINING THE U.S. SHIPPING BOARD NEEDS 50,000 YOUNG MEN WORDEN-WOOD-1918 A NEW AMERICAN FRIEGHTER TO TRAIN AS SAILORS, FIREMEN, COAL-PASSERS, OILERS, WATER-TENDERS, COOKS AND STEWARDS IN THE NEW MERCHANT MARINE Native or Naturalized Americans Only. Experience not necessary. Ages 21 to 30. Course of at least one month given on large training ship, at $30 a month pay, followed by a job at standard wages in the World’s Best-paid Merchant Service RECRUITING SERVICE UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD Custom House, Boston, Mass. HENRY HOWARD, Director ES Holloway at REXALL STORE J.R HOLLOWAY & CO., KIRKSVILLE, [Missouri]
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 features an image of a ship identified as a "New American Freighter." The poster was intended to recruit men into the marines for sea training.
Details
| Title | Sea Training the U.S. Shipping Board Needs 50,000 Young Men - 1918 |
| Creator | Worden Wood |
| Source | Worden Wood. Sea Training the U.S. Shipping Board Needs 50,000 Young Men. 1918. E. M. Violette Collection. WWI_199.48. 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_199.48 |
| 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 |