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LSO ID: umlm000010.

Lists cities and addresses of local U.S. Employment Service offices in Connecticut.,MU: Poster mounted on canvas and encapsulated. Stamped on back: University of Missouri Library, Oct. 28, 1947.

Additional text is a plea to come to the donate to the war effort.,Berlin, den 6 august 1914.,MU: Item mounted on linen.

Poster showing photograph of giant artillery tractor.,Text continues: Quantico, VA.--Chug-chugging over seemingly impassable roads and negotiating steep hills under adverse conditions, the gasoline tractor used by U. S. Marines, hauls heavy artillery pieces from place to place with little effort. Perhaps you didn't know that Marines are artillerymen. Yes, indeed! They are infantrymen, too, as well as signalmen, engineers and aviators. The wide range of their usefulness makes U. S. Marine service very attractive for the red-blooded young man looking for something different.,This photo furnished by U. S. Marine Corps Recruiting Station, 122 North Seventh Street, St. Louis, MO.

MU: Under title: U. S. Navy Recruiting Station, 1821-Market Street --- St. Louis --- 7th & Chestnut Streets (010-508818950) #117 written in red in lower right corner (010-508880267).,MU: Poster mounted on canvas.,Poster showing sailor pulling cable over hook, large ammunition shells attached to cable.

1945--O-624808.,MU: Item is encapsulated. Stamped on back: University of Missouri Library, April 10, 1945.,A fire at the edge of a forest, started by a dropped match.

Additional text is urging people against civil unrest.

[16303], Wt. 9639/33 G. A. 100. 6/18,Text: In the event of alarm by Maroon the staff of this building must go to the basement.,MU: Broadside is encapsulated.,Broadside giving instructions for to be taken following a Maroon alarm. A maroon is an exploding firework that creates a loud bang to act as a signal or warning. In the First World War, they were used in London to warn of imminent air raids. (Book Drum web site notes on Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.)

Text solicits subscribers for fourth liberty loan bonds. Includes a small illustration depicting a soldier with bayonet ready to strike an enemy soldier, with the sun setting in the background. At the bottom is a list of names of the Fourth Liberty Loan Organization Executive Committee members.

Poster showing soldiers cooking in a field.,Text continues: Somewhere in U. S.--Uncle Sam's versatile sea soldiers are taught to prepare and cook their own meals while in the field. To be first to fight is also to be first to eat. U. S. Marines pride themselves on the fact that they rarely miss a meal no matter what the nature of their service. To be able to cook his own meals is part of the Marine's education in self reliance.,This photo furnished by U. S. Marine Corps Recruiting Station, 122 North Seventh Street, St. Louis, Mo.,MU: Poster mounted on canvas.

Poster showing sailor planting flag on hill with ship in background.,Remainder of text reads: U.S. Navy Recruiting Station, 7th & Chestnut Sts., St. Louis, 1821-A Market St.,Composition H. R.,MU: Poster somewhat damaged.

Text at bottom of broadside: Save wheat think! -- U. S. Food Administration.,Blue text on white background.,MU: Poster encapsulated. Stamped on back: University of Missouri Library, Oct. 29, 1947.

Additional text explains where military personnel should go to send telegraphs.