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| Title | Marine Corps recruiting, 1918 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1918 |
| Caption | During World War I, all branches of the armed forces recruited new enlistees in Seattle. In this 1918 photo, four members of the U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Service pose with their motorcycles in downtown Seattle. Two of the men sit in sidecars decorated with the slogan "First to Fight. Join the U.S. Marines, " and "Enlist for War Only." |
| Subjects | Marines; Motorcycles; U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Service |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.10535.2 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative : glass, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 58, 779 |
