1934 Rollin' Home Old Ports New Ports Travel Far Learn Much with U.S. Navy Burbank

Date: 1934Artist: Burbank, J.W.Size (in): 42” x 28"Size (cm): 106.7 x 71.1Condition: B+Linen Backed: YesThis vintage original and rare interwar period poster was issued by the United States Navy for recruiting purposes in 1934. This poster features a few seagulls gliding gracefully over a gentle sea as a convoy of Navy ships pass in the distance and highlights opportunities for world travel and learning valuable trades and work skills garnered through enlistment in the U.S. Navy. Text on the poster reads ROLLIN’ HOME Old Ports New Ports And The Home Port – Travel far, learn much and experience the thrill of your return With The U.S. Navy. The document code printed in the lower margin indicates this poster was issued in 1934 and the artist’s name, J.W. Burbank, appears in the lower righthand corner of the image area. 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 inte