Marine Corps recruiting poster, ca. 1915.

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Marine Corps recruiting poster, ca. 1915.

Small color poster or broadside issued by the U. S. Marine Recruiting Station at the Charleston (S.C.) Navy Yard. Drawing depicts marines storming a tropical beach, with a large American flag and a battleship in the background.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8100920

South Carolina Historical Society

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