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Auction History Result 3j0848 REGISTER JUNE 5TH linen 23x35 WWI war poster 1917 Arthur William Colen art of Uncle Sam, rare! Date Sold 12/20/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Linenbacked World War I Poster (measures 22 3/4" x 35 1/4" [58 x 90 cm]) (Learn More) Register June 5th, the 1917 U.S. World War I (WWI) military recruitment poster ("'A great day of patriotic devotion and obligation.' -Woodrow Wilson") encouraging men to enlist in the military, and featuring Arthur William Colen of Uncle Sam holding a pen in front of a cheering crowd. Note that after a national volunteer recruitment drive only attracted a fraction of the 1,000,000 troops considered necessary for overseas service, Congress quickly approved the Selective Service Act of 1917, which instituted a national draft. June 5th was designated National Registration Day, and all male Americans between the ages of 21 and 31 were required to register for military service. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Arthur William Colen Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this World War I poster! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster was never folded. It had a few creases and small tears around the edges. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. It was mounted onto a thin linen with no excess and no restoration. Learn More about condition grades 
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