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Online Library of Selected Images:
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U.S. Navy World War I Era Recruiting Posters with Themes of Travel, Training and Opportunity.

This page presents images Navy World War I era recruiting posters that feature themes of travel, training and opportunity. These themes indicate that the posters shown here may have been used shortly before or after U.S. participation in the conflict.

For images of other World War I era Navy Recruiting Posters, see:
U.S. Navy Recruiting Posters, World War I.

For images of Navy Recruiting Posters of other times, see U.S. Navy Recruiting Posters, Selected Views.

If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

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Photo #: NH 78805-KN (Color)

"The Navy Put 'Em Across"


World War I Navy recruiting poster, by artist Henry Reuterdahl, advertising the Navy's role in transporting American troops to the War Zone.

Collections of the Library of Congress, 1973.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 85KB; 485 x 765 pixels

 

Photo #: NH 78806-KN (Color)

"A Wonderful Oportunity For YOU"


World War I era Navy recruiting poster, by artist Charles E. Ruttan.

Collections of the Library of Congress, 1973.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 89KB; 540 x 765 pixels

 

Photo #: NH 42338

"A Wonderful Oportunity For YOU"


World War I era Navy recruiting poster, by artist Charles E. Ruttan.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 73KB; 525 x 765 pixels

This poster has the same artwork and title as that seen in NH 78806-KN, but with different text at the bottom.

 

Photo #: NH 78807-KN (Color)

"The Service for Training and Travel"


World War I era Navy recruiting poster, by artist James Montgomery Flagg.

Collections of the Library of Congress, 1973.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 595 pixels

 

Photo #: NH 42339

"See the world!
Save your money!
Serve your Country!
in the US NAVY"


World War I era Navy recruiting poster.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 435 pixels

 

For images of other World War I era Navy Recruiting Posters, see:
U.S. Navy Recruiting Posters, World War I.

For images of Navy Recruiting Posters of other times, see U.S. Navy Recruiting Posters, Selected Views.

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22 January 1999