A civilian looks out the window as troops march by. The American flag waves in the breeze.

Artist: Laura BreyDate: 1917

There’s the World before you, young man! . . .

While pointing to a large globe, Uncle Sam directs a young man in business attire to the Army Recruiting Office.

Artist: Winsor McCay

Date: 1918

Enlist Now for U.S. Army

Columbia stands on a globe, with

feet resting on the United States.

She holds the American flag. The

poem, “Columbia Calls” by Frances

Adams Halsted appears in the

lower right corner.

Artists: Vincent Aderente, with

design by Frances Adams Halsted

Date: 1916

Honored and Respected by All . . .

A soldier stands elevated on a grassy

hillock. In his left hand, he holds the

United States flag. A rifle, fixed

bayonet, and attached wreath are in

his right hand. A crowd of admirers

stand below him in the background.

Artist: James Montgomery Flagg

Date: 1918

They were in it at the First —

There to the Last and with Old

Glory all the Way Through

A soldier, decorated with the

Distinguished Service Cross,

appears in the foreground. Other

soldiers and the U.S. flag appear

behind him. Insignia of seven

divisions are depicted to the left

of the main image.

Artist: John W. Sheeres

Date: ca. 1918

The U.S. Army Builds Men . . .

Enlist To-Day

A veteran wearing the

Distinguished Service Cross

stands in front of a wreath.

Soldiers in the background

carry the United States flag

and an eagle flag.

Artist: E. H. Seeper

Date: ca. 1918

Three soldiers in the foreground are sending or receiving messages over a wireless radio. Soldiers in the middle ground prepare to fire a canyon while those in the background are standing on a bluff, signaling with a red flag.

Artist: Michael P. WhelanDate: 1910-1917

A map depicts an

octopus wearing a

Prussian helmet, with

tentacles spreading out

to reach all the

countries of Europe.

The title is a quote

from Comte Mirabeau

(1749-1791). The sub-

title quotes Général

Philippe Pétain

(1856–1951).

[War is the National Industry of Prussia]

Artist: Maurice Neumont (1868-1930)

Date: 1917

© 2013 Lea Walker

All Rights Reserved

Internship, State Archives of North Carolina

For an archival management course, I researched and wrote

item-level descriptions of World War I posters in the Army Recruiting Posters and French Posters series at the State

Archives. The items included here are a sample of that work.

Other interns and archivists contributed other parts of the

project over a period of several years.

Source [text]: World War I Posters

Source [images, text]: North Carolina Digital Collections: World War I