Poster
Over There!
| Poster with an illustration of a mechanic standing and waving to a silhouette of an airplane taking off; in the background several more silhouetted airplanes are in a hangar. Poster text reads: "Over There! Skilled Workers on the Ground, Behind the Lines. In The Air Service. Chauffeurs, Wood workers, Carpenters, Metal Workers, Machinists, Tailors, Auto Mechanic, Photographers, Motorcyclists. Skilled Workers Registered in the Draft, or Under 40 Years of Age Can Still join the Aviation Section, Signal Corps, U.S. Army. FOR INSTRUCTIONS WRITE AIR PERSONNEL DIVISION, RECRUITING SECTION, SIGNAL CORPS, WASHINGTON D.C." |
| Image ID: | 130420 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1917 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | World War I posters, circa 1914-circa 1918 |
| Genre: | Poster |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6030 (7) E1.2 |
| Original Dimensions: | 30 x 40 inches |
| Poster is signed by Louis Fancher and includes the inscription "Pro patria" (For the fatherland). At the bottom of the poster the place of publication is given as Ketterlinus, Philada. |
| Hats |
| Work clothes |
| Airplanes, Military |
| Recruiting and enlistment |
| War posters |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
| Men |
| Maintenance and repair |
| Mechanics |
| Propaganda |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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