Gordon Grant (1875-1962)
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Title:
Jobs for Fighters - US Employment
Date:
WWI
Size:
15 x 22"
Medium:
Lithograph
Price:
$498.00
INV. #:
6324
Jobs for Fighters. Original post World War 1 vintage poster, linen backed. Artist: Gordon Grant. Printer: United States Department of Labor - United Sates Employment Service. Thomsen-Ellis Co, Baltimore, New York.
Jobs for Fighters
If you Need a Job
If you Need A Man
Inform the Official Central Agency
The United States Employment Service
Bureau for Returning Soldiers and Sailors
Walk in
Rawls page 275
Printed by the United States Department of Labor -- United States Employment Service. Thomsen-Ellis Co; Baltimore - New York.
The image shows a soldier holding his honorable discharge crossing the welcome mat to pass through the door of "Bureau for Returning Soldiers and Sailors
The Bureau for Returning Soldiers and Sailors endeavored to match employers with those in need of work after the war, be they former soldiers or war workers. Gordon Grant was a captain in the U.S. Army when he designed this poster. Because of a foot disability, he did not go overseas during the war but served in the Morale Branch of the General Staff in Washington, D.C. Before World War I, Grant worked as a correspondent and illustrator for Harper’s Weekly where he travelled to South Africa to document the Boer War. After World War I, he worked mainly as a marine artist, depicting ships and seafaring scenes.
This is an original vintage poster, linen backed, and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. You can order 24/7 on line by adding this item to your cart and checking out. Your vintage poster will be properly packaged and delivered to you.
Jobs for Fighters
If you Need a Job
If you Need A Man
Inform the Official Central Agency
The United States Employment Service
Bureau for Returning Soldiers and Sailors
Walk in
Rawls page 275
Printed by the United States Department of Labor -- United States Employment Service. Thomsen-Ellis Co; Baltimore - New York.
The image shows a soldier holding his honorable discharge crossing the welcome mat to pass through the door of "Bureau for Returning Soldiers and Sailors
The Bureau for Returning Soldiers and Sailors endeavored to match employers with those in need of work after the war, be they former soldiers or war workers. Gordon Grant was a captain in the U.S. Army when he designed this poster. Because of a foot disability, he did not go overseas during the war but served in the Morale Branch of the General Staff in Washington, D.C. Before World War I, Grant worked as a correspondent and illustrator for Harper’s Weekly where he travelled to South Africa to document the Boer War. After World War I, he worked mainly as a marine artist, depicting ships and seafaring scenes.
This is an original vintage poster, linen backed, and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. You can order 24/7 on line by adding this item to your cart and checking out. Your vintage poster will be properly packaged and delivered to you.