Title

Reverend Herbert Shipman addressing recruits, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service.

Caption

Reverend Herbert Shipman addressing recruits, 1917. Episcopal suffragen bishop and military chaplain Herbert Shipman (1869-1930), addressing Navy recruits under the guns of the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square, New York City by the Navy to recruit seamen and sell Liberty Bonds during World War I.

Date

1890

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM24A13_330

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,2Mb (1,8Mb) / 11,5in x 16,5in / 3464 x 4960 (300dpi)

Keywords

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