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Recruiting Poster

ca. 1917

National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center
Philadelphia, PA, United States

When the Selective Service Act passed in May 1917, posters like this sprang up across the country. More than 9.5 million men registered on the first day of the draft, welcomed by cheering crowds and military bands. Less than a month later, American troops joined Allied forces in France.

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