Join the Engineers and Make American History
A soldier in campaign hat stands beside a large U.S. flag in front of the engineer castle emblem, above a block of enlistment details. The tell is the pairing of flag and branch emblem with the phrase 'make American history', while the practical offer (age bands, address) is stated in plain type.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1917
- Period
- First World War
- Made by
- U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers (First Replacement Regiment of Engineers, Washington Barracks)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Wilson Administration
- Leader
- Woodrow Wilson
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Recruit
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- World War I
- Regime
- Wilson administration
- Leader
- Woodrow Wilson
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 4 (U.S. Food Administration), World War I Posters (NAID 512439), retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- NARA Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers. National Archives and Records Administration, 4-P-22.
Text on the object
SCHUTTE JOIN THE ENGINEERS AND MAKE AMERICAN HISTORY FIRST REPLACEMENT REGIMENT OF ENGINEERS NOW ENLISTING MEN BETWEEN 18 TO 21 AND 31 TO 41 APPLY TO COMMANDING OFFICER WASHINGTON BARRACKS, D.C. [printer's mark at foot: LATHAM]
The artist's signature at upper right reads 'SCHUTTE'; the small printer's mark at the foot reads 'LATHAM' (a mark in a small emblem, read from the image; the full printer's name is not given).
