1931 For Interesting Service Enlist In The Navy Burbank Interwar Period Rare

Date: 1931
Artist: Burbank, James W.
Size (in): 40" x 28"
Size (cm): 101.5 x 71
Condition: B-
Linen Backed: No 

This vintage original and rare interwar period poster was issued by the United States Navy for recruiting purposes in 1931. This poster features a large stylized image of an American eagle along with photos and highlights opportunities for travel and interesting and rewarding service through enlistment in the U.S. Navy. Text on the poster reads For Interesting Service Enlist in the U.S. NAVY.  

The document code printed in the lower margin indicates this poster was issued in 1931 and the artist’s name, James W. Burbank, is signed in print just below the illustration of the eagle.  Far fewer U.S. Navy recruiting posters were issued during the interwar period making them much harder to find than posters issued during WWI and WWII. Posters from the interwar period tended to emphasis travel, the opportunity to learn job skills and personal enrichment and other peacetime messages such as this example here.

This vintage original poster is unrestored and has a tack hole about a half inch in diameter near each of the upper corners.  The poster also shows  moderate handling wear and has some bumping and a few short tears on the edges.  This poster displays well as is or with basic linen backing, which we can arrange for an additional cost, could look close to new.  Overall condition is very good for this rare vintage original Interwar period U.S. Navy recruiting poster.