RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service.

RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service.

3-011-128 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

RECRUIT, 1917 or 1918. The U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy to recruit seamen and sell Liberty Bonds during World War I. Ship was painted with camouflage paint by the Woman's Reserve Camouflage Corps of the National League for Woman's Service.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Bain News Service, attributed to: American: Publisher
People Related
  1. George Graham Bain: American: Photographer; press photographer

Medium
  1. Glass negative
  2. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Still image

Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States New York New York

  1. 40 42 00 N , 074 00 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events

Artistic Representations Cityscapes

History & Politics War & Military Wartime


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3298
File Size : 15,975kb


Aliases

  1. 2014707355
  1. 1010041129
  1. 2014707355
  1. 3-011-128
  1. 3011128

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