Poster
You Must Go Soon Why Not Now?
| Poster featuring an illustration of soldiers lined up, planes flying overhead, a cavalry-mounted officer on horseback, and a cannon nearby. Poster text reads: "You must go soon why not NOW? Take Your Choice: Infantry — Artillery — Cavalry — Engineers. You are wanted, To-day, in any of these branches of the service if you are a Citizen — Your Age is 18 to 40 years — your Height 5 feet 4 inches or over — Your Weight more than 124 pounds. ENLIST FOR THE 'DURATION OF THE WAR' IF YOU PREFER. HERE IS WHERE TO SIGN UP: Main Recruiting Station, 1229 Arch Street Sub-stations 2nd and Market Streets 5th and Market Streets 9th and Market Streets 32nd and Market Streets 60th and Market Streets 8th and Christian Streets Germantown and Chelten Aves. Kensington Ave. and Adams St. Frankford Avenue and Orthodox Street AUXILIARY STATIONS NEAR PHILADELPHIA Bristol — 422 Mill Street Chester — 257 Market Street Coatesville 252 E. Main Street Conshohocken — First Ave. and Fayette Street Pottstown — 264 High Street Railroad Fare Paid from Sub-stations to Main Recruiting Stations. Issued by the COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Department of Military Service Finance Building, Pennsylvania." |
| Image ID: | 130689 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1917 |
| Creator Name: | Committee of Public Safety for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| City: | Philadelphia |
| County: | |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Collection Name: | World War I posters, circa 1914-circa 1918 |
| Genre: | Poster |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6030 (7) E8.2 |
| Original Dimensions: | 13.25 x 17.5 inches |
| Recruiting and enlistment |
| Soldiers |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
| Men |
| Airplane, Military |
| Cavalry |
| Firearms |
| Military uniforms |
| War posters |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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