You Wireless Fans Help The Navy Get The Hun Submarine
One of the coolest and rarest recruitment posters we’ve ever had out of WWI. Printed to help recruit enthusiasts of wireless communications technology to serve in the United States Navy during WWI. The poster features an image of a US Navy wireless operator raising his fist in celebration for helping sink a Hun submarine, which was their primary objective. They were only looking for 1000 people, so the print run of this was very small. The United States Navy started a wireless operator school in 1903 and began installing them in ships and shore stations around that time. Amateur wireless and radio hobbyists were growing in numbers in the years leading up to WWl and it was to this audience of wireless enthusiast that the US Navy first turned to for recruits. At the time this poster was printed in most Americans still did not own a radio and technology was in its infancy. Scarce!
Measures 28x43.25”
Condition- very good on linen, sizable restored tear bottom right, almost unnoticeable, other wise great.
One of the coolest and rarest recruitment posters we’ve ever had out of WWI. Printed to help recruit enthusiasts of wireless communications technology to serve in the United States Navy during WWI. The poster features an image of a US Navy wireless operator raising his fist in celebration for helping sink a Hun submarine, which was their primary objective. They were only looking for 1000 people, so the print run of this was very small. The United States Navy started a wireless operator school in 1903 and began installing them in ships and shore stations around that time. Amateur wireless and radio hobbyists were growing in numbers in the years leading up to WWl and it was to this audience of wireless enthusiast that the US Navy first turned to for recruits. At the time this poster was printed in most Americans still did not own a radio and technology was in its infancy. Scarce!
Measures 28x43.25”
Condition- very good on linen, sizable restored tear bottom right, almost unnoticeable, other wise great.
One of the coolest and rarest recruitment posters we’ve ever had out of WWI. Printed to help recruit enthusiasts of wireless communications technology to serve in the United States Navy during WWI. The poster features an image of a US Navy wireless operator raising his fist in celebration for helping sink a Hun submarine, which was their primary objective. They were only looking for 1000 people, so the print run of this was very small. The United States Navy started a wireless operator school in 1903 and began installing them in ships and shore stations around that time. Amateur wireless and radio hobbyists were growing in numbers in the years leading up to WWl and it was to this audience of wireless enthusiast that the US Navy first turned to for recruits. At the time this poster was printed in most Americans still did not own a radio and technology was in its infancy. Scarce!
Measures 28x43.25”
Condition- very good on linen, sizable restored tear bottom right, almost unnoticeable, other wise great.
