U.S. Marines "Soldiers of the Sea": For Full Information Apply Recruiting Station
A central colour picture shows two Marines in tropical khaki, one waving a red and white 'U.S. MARINES' flag and one prone with a rifle, on a shore with a warship offshore. Sixteen small photographs of barracks, training and ships line both sides. The tell is the motto 'Soldiers of the Sea', a compact status label standing in for any stated terms of service.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1917
- Period
- First World War
- Made by
- U.S. Marine Corps recruiting (issuer not printed on the sheet)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- 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. Marine Corps recruiting (issuer not printed on the sheet). National Archives and Records Administration, 4-P-18.
Text on the object
U. S. MARINES "SOLDIERS OF THE SEA" U. S. MARINES [lettering in the sky of the central picture] [sixteen small photographs, each with a caption in tiny type: illegible] For Full Information Apply RECRUITING STATION
