Title

American Secretary of War Newton D Baker drawing the first number in the selective draft, 1917. Artist: Unknown

Caption

American Secretary of War Newton D Baker drawing the first number in the selective draft, 1917. Baker (1871-1937) served as US Secretary of War from 1916 until 1921 in the administration of President Woodrow Wilson. After the United States entered the First World War in 1917, Baker was responsible for organising a nationwide draft to conscript men into the military.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1832

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D78_267

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,1Mb (1,6Mb) / 7,3in x 16,0in / 2193 x 4799 (300dpi)

Keywords

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