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  • U.S. Navy : "Here he is, sir." We need him and you too! Navy recruiting station

    U.S. Navy : "Here he is, sir." We need him and you too! Navy recruiting station

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    Prints, advertising; Image of Uncle Sam shaking a woman's hand as her son holds her other hand in a scene regarding her son's enlistment; the poster encourages enlistment in the United States Navy during World War I.

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  • The empire needs men! The overseas states : all answer the call. Helped by the young lions the old lion defies his foes. Enlist now

    The empire needs men! The overseas states : all answer the call. Helped by the young lions the old lion defies his foes. Enlist now

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    Prints, advertising; Image of a large male lion standing on a rocky outcropping surrounded by several younger lions; the poster encourages enlistment in the British armed forces during World War I.

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  • Enlist : on which side of the window are you?

    Enlist : on which side of the window are you?

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    Prints, advertising; Image of a civilian man wearing a suit and bow tie in a darkened room looking out a window at ranks of servicemen in military uniform marching past; a large American flag waves above the troops; the poster encourages patriotism and enlistment and was used as an United States Army recruitment poster during World War I.

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    Official correspondence, copies

    Manuscripts

    Copies and extracts from letter books: Officers' Letters; Letters to Officers of Ships of War; Letters of the Brazil Squadron; Papers Relating to the Brazil Squadron, and others, 1853-1884. Copies concern a controversy relating to the sue of the Episcopal liturgy by the Navy; in the hand of Captain Roswell Randall Hoes, Chaplain, U.S.N.

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  • Fight for her : come with the Irish Canadian Rangers Overseas Battalion Montreal

    Fight for her : come with the Irish Canadian Rangers Overseas Battalion Montreal

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    Prints, advertising; Image of a woman in a long dress and bonnet with a handkerchief sitting in profile in a chair in the style of James Whistler's "Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1" (also known as "Whistler's Mother"); the poster encourages enlistment with the Irish Canadian Rangers during World War I.

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    Articles of enlistment

    Manuscripts

    This document, in the handwriting of John A. Sutter, is a sign-up for soldiers wanting to join the forces stationed at Sutter's Fort. Terms of the enlistment, such as three-year service and pay rate, are included. Includes several signatures, including some that appear to be Native American.

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