GEE I WISH I WERE A MAN I'D JOIN NAVY Linen Orig War Poster WW1 Chandler Christy

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GEE I WISH I WERE A MAN I'D JOIN NAVY Linen Orig War Poster WW1 Chandler Christy:
$4999.00

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POSTER DESCRIPTION:

VERYFINE-

This is an incredibly rare World War 1 recruiting poster that was acquired in Connecticut. This poster was used at a specific recruiting station which was overprinted with the location at the bottom; that space was left blank specifically for that reason. The full address is62 Cannon St., Bridgeport, Connecticut. This original rolled WWI GEE I WISH I WERE A MAN I'D JOIN NAVY one sheet poster was deacidified, cleaned, freshly linenbacked and restored. Restoration addressed surface creases; pinholes in top corners; several half in splitson theleft border edge; and the bottom left border area had a small stain. The poster looks amazing! Pre-restoration image available.Photos show the overall quality as well as any imperfections. We offer hassle free returns if you are not satisfied for any reason.

US ORIGINAL WORLD WAR ONE POSTER

ROLLED POSTER

POSTER MEASUREMENTS: 27 1/2" x 41" (Linen extends beyond poster edges)

SINGLE SIDED POSTER

DESCRIPTION:Gee!! I Wish I Were A Man, I'd Join The Navy, the 1917 U.S. World War I (WWI) military recruitment poster encouraging citizens to join the Navy, Naval Reserve or Coast Guard, and featuring Howard Chandler Christy art of a pretty young woman in a Navy uniform. Note that we have see two versions of this poster, one encouraging people to join the Naval Reserve or Coast Guard, and the other encouraging people to join the Navy (with a "Be a man and do it" tagline).

Artist: Howard Chandler Christy

What is linenbacking? "Linenbacking" is an expensive process used to preserve movie posters and to make them far easier to display (it is much easier and less expensive to frame a linenbacked poster).

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