Description: This illustration depicts a recruiting office, likely during the time of the United States Civil War. A man in Civil War-era military clothing is seated at a table with a large, open book in front of him on the table. He appears to be recording information that the young man, standing across the table, is supplying. Other men, ranging in age, can be seen standing around the crowded office, reading newspapers or looking on as the younger man enlists in the military. A broadside or paper on the back wall of the room has a large headline that reads "Fort Sumter" partially obscured by one man's head. The illustration, by L.J. Bridgman, is from Alexander Black's 1888 book "The Story of Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04281
Subjects: Recruiting and enlistment; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works
Places: Ohio
 

Description: "Fly! For Her Liberty and Yours," a 1943 poster recruiting for the armed forces and civil defense during World War II, illustrated by Ohio artist Howard Chandler Christy. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04791
Subjects: World War II; World War, 1939-1945--War work; Ohio History--Military Ohio; War posters--Ohio; Recruiting and enlistment;
 

Description: In this series of photographs, a young boy plays on the sidewalk as pedestrians pass by, along North High Street in the Worthington suburb of Columbus, Ohio. In some shots, a U.S. Navy recruitment poster can be seen, advertising a Navy recruiting station at 4600 Heaton Road. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B15F389_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Children; Recruiting & enlistment;
Places: Worthington (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Broadside calling for men to enlist in a military company going "To Mexico!" which also details benefits the men will receive for their service, and the location where applications are being accepted. This recruiting poster is dated April 5, 1847, and signed by Edward A. King, Captain. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04142
Subjects: Military Ohio; Registration for military service; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Recruiting and enlistment;
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Founded in 1775, the Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces. The Department of the Navy oversees the Marine Corps. Depicted in this photograph is a recruiting slogan from the 1970s which claims "Nobody likes to fight. But somebody has to know how." The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B02F032_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Recruiting and enlistment; Billboards; Slogans; United States Marine Corps
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: "Going Our Way?" a 1945 U.S. Crop Corps recruitment poster calling for victory farm volunteers to aid in the home front war effort during World War II. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04772
Subjects: World War II; World War, 1939-1945--War work; Ohio History--Military Ohio; War posters--Ohio; Recruiting and enlistment;
 

Description: "The five Sullivan brothers, 'missing in action' off the Solomons," a 1943 Office of War Information poster promoting a sense of common purpose during World War II. The Sullivan brothers were five siblings from Iowa who were all killed in action during or just after the 1942 sinking of the USS Juneau, the naval cruiser on which they all served. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04792
Subjects: World War II; World War, 1939-1945--War work; Ohio History--Military Ohio; War posters--Ohio; Recruiting and enlistment;
 

Description: "Remember Dec. 7th!" A 1942 Office of War Information poster promoting a sense of common purpose during World War II by recalling the memory of the December 7, 1941, attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor, a US Naval base in Hawaii. The attack shocked the American public and led to the nation's immediate entry into World War II. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04795
Subjects: World War II; World War, 1939-1945--War work; Ohio History--Military Ohio; War posters--Ohio; Recruiting and enlistment;