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I Want You for U.S. Army

LOC Title
I want you for U.S. Army : nearest recruiting station / James Montgomery Flagg.
LOC Summary
War poster with the famous phrase "I want you for U. S. Army" shows Uncle Sam pointing his finger at the viewer in order to recruit soldiers for the American Army during World War I. The printed phrase "Nearest recruiting station" has a blank space below to add the address for enlisting.
LOC Contributor Names
Flagg, James Montgomery, 1877-1960, artist
LOC Created/Published
c1917.
LOC Standardized Date
1917
LOC Subject Headings
United States.--Army--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920
- World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States
- Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1910-1920
LOC Notes
Title from item.
- Copyright by Leslie-Judge Co., N.Y.
- Promotional goal: U.S. J22. 1917.
- Library of Congress prints and photographs: an illustrated guide / Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1995, p. 43
- no. 9a Exhibited: "American Voices of World War I" in the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., April 2017 - January 2019.
EEC Creators
EEC Source Year
1917
EEC Format
EEC Type of Source
EEC Internal Notes
GK White reviewed 8/8/16
EEC Index Number
93