| CIVIL WAR | |||
|
|
Men Wanted Qualifications: Able bodied and Not in the Army! Circa 1863 |
|
Avoid the conscript bill! Chances for warrants, bounties, and Medals of Honor. Civil War era. |
|
|
Charles Graham, an engineer at the New York Naval Shipyard (the Brooklyn Navy Yard), recruited 400 yard workers and sailors to the U.S. Army for duty in Chesapeake Bay. | ||
| PRE WORLD WAR I | |||
|
|
U.S. Navy ships (clockwise from upper left): Bon Homme Richard, Constitution, Oregon and Hartford, with USS Michigan (BB-27) in center. Published for Naval Recruiting Station, Saint Louis, MO. Faint stamp near USS Oregon states: "After July 1, 1908, pay herein mentioned will be increased 10%" |
|
Young Men Wanted South Carolina class Battleship. Circa 1909 . |
|
|
Popular Mechanics Advertisement 1908 |
 Front  Back |
Recruiter's postcard circa 1910 - 1917. "Trooping the Colors." Parade ground scene Naval Training Station, San Francisco, CA (Yerba Buena Island) in San Francsico Bay. Back of card compares civilian employment with Navy benefits. |
|
|
Popular Mechanics Advertisement 1908 |
|
Popular Mechanics Advertisement 1908 |
|
|
Your friendly Navy Recruiters - 1914. | ||
|
WORLD WAR I |
|||
|
|
I Want You (1917) Illustrator - Howard Chandler Christy |
|
Make American History Illustrator - James Montgomery Flagg |
|
|
|||
|
|
To Arms Illustrator - James Montgomery Flagg |
|
A Wonderful Opportunity Illustrator - Charles E. Ruttan |
|
|
|||
|
|
Gee!! I wish I were a man Illustrator - Howard Chandler Christy Model - Mrs. Nancy Christy |
|
U.S. Naval Aviation |
|
|
All together |
|
Follow the boys in blue Illustrator - G. Wright |
|
|
Sea Cooks Pay scale |
|
Sword is drawn Illustrator - Kenyon Cox |
|
|
These men have come across. Illustrator - J. C. Leyendecker |
|
See World, Save Money, Serve Country. |
|
|
Be ready |
|
Service for training and travel Illustrator - James Montgomery Flagg |
|
|
Find the range. |
|
Follow the flag. Illustrator - Daughtery |
|
|
Join the Navy Illustrator - Paus |
|
Over there. Illustrator - Albert Sterner |
|
|
Navy put 'em across Illustrator - Reuterdahl |
|
He is getting our country's signal. |
 |
Wireless Fans Help the Navy Get the Hun Submarine |
|
I Want You in the Navy and I Want You Now Illustrator - James Montgomery Flagg |
|
|
Your Country Needs You (1916) |
 |
America Calls Illustrator - J. C. Leyendecker (1917) |
 |
Will You Supply Eyes for the Navy Illustrator - Gordon Grant |
 |
This Gun Is "Over There" Where are You? |
 |
He is keeping the World safe for Democracy Illustrator - C Carleton |
 |
Uncle Sam's Birthday July 4th 1918 142 Years Young |
|
Poster Sources: Bluejacket.com does NOT sell posters. |
|||
