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Don't Wait for the Draft

LOC Title
Don't wait for the draft--Volunteer / Guenther.
LOC Summary
Poster showing Uncle Sam, against a backdrop of troops and the American flag, offering a rifle.
LOC Created/Published
[1917]
LOC Standardized Date
1917
LOC Subject Headings
World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States.
Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1910-1920.
LOC Notes
Associated Motion Picture Advertisers, Inc. Poster No. 3.
Compliments of Joseph H. Tooker.
Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection.
EEC Creators
EEC Source Year
1917
EEC Format
EEC Type of Source
EEC Internal Notes
LOC lists no contributor but could it be the "Guenther" listed in the title? SC 7/19/16
GK White reviewed 8/9/16
Question
What is this poster in favor of?
Correct Answer
Military Draft
Incorrect Answer
Women's Suffrage
Voting
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom of the Press
Prohibition
Freedom of Religion
14th Amendment
Immigration
Question
What is the time period of this poster?
Correct Answer
1929-1945
Incorrect Answer
1000-1763
1754-1820
1801-1860
1860-1877
1870-1900
1890-1930
1945-1970
1968-2017
Question
What civic duty does this poster represent?
Correct Answer
Military Draft
Incorrect Answer
Women's Suffrage
Voting
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom of the Press
Prohibition
Freedom of Religion
14th Amendment
Immigration