Virtual presentation at the Spring 2021 University of Missouri Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum, held April 2021.

Virtual presentation at the Spring 2021 University of Missouri Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum, held April 2021.

Plate No. 1

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.)