YOUNG MEN WANTED FOR U.S. NAVY. Pay $17.60 to $77.00 per month and allowances, board, lodging. Medical-attendance and first outfit of uniform free. An opportunity for Promotion Liberal Pay to those who Prove Efficient (WWI Poster). by USN

[Washington, DC]: [USN], ca. 1913. Illustrated by color. RAD 73713 edition. Broadside. 14 x 9.75 inches (84,5 x 59cm). Near Fine. Light edge foxing. WWI promotional poster reprint of Sailor with USS Michigan cap tally, Boatswain's Mate 1st Class insignia on R sleeve (1905-13) and Michigan in the background. The ship was commissioned to fleet in 4 January 1910, decommissioned February 1923 and sold for scrap the following year. Per the Congressional Edition for 1913, Seamen 3rd class 17.60 monthly [16.00 in 1909-11; 17.00 in 1912; 10, 17 or 24 in 1914; 24.00 in 1916] and Boatwain's Mate 1st Class 77.50. [2016 median monthly for E-3 Seaman is 1855.42]. Shown as full photo and each half on scanner..