On The Battleship “Iowa” - Marine Guard Drilling
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Underwood & Underwood
American, 1880–1931
On The Battleship “Iowa” - Marine Guard Drilling
ca. 1917
Letterpress print
Image: 7 x 6.7 cm
Overall: 8.2 x 14 cm
Gift of Donald K. Weber, 2009
2008.0530.0035
Inscriptions verso (printed in black): No. 26-ON THE BATTLESHIP "IOWA"-MARINE GUARD DRILLING /
How would you like to be the enemy and / have one of thse powerful, athletic marines / plunge his bayonet into you? R.W. Nesser in / "Our Many-Sided Navy," says: "Our blue-/jackets may have to learn most of their in-/fantry drill and manual of arms with decks / aslant, and may have a peculiar, deep0sea / manner of doing 'squads right' and 'port arms' / at the same time climbing toward teh star-/board rail, yet when they go ashore, they swing / past the reviewing stand with a precision of / movement that would do credit to the foreigh / legion of France,the best marchers in the /world, and what is more, the minute their serv-/ices are needed on shore, the instant the bugle-/call sounds, they stand ready to give an exhibition of courage and conduct under fire, or / under any other trying conditions, that de-/serves more than praise." / [extended text] / Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.
How would you like to be the enemy and / have one of thse powerful, athletic marines / plunge his bayonet into you? R.W. Nesser in / "Our Many-Sided Navy," says: "Our blue-/jackets may have to learn most of their in-/fantry drill and manual of arms with decks / aslant, and may have a peculiar, deep0sea / manner of doing 'squads right' and 'port arms' / at the same time climbing toward teh star-/board rail, yet when they go ashore, they swing / past the reviewing stand with a precision of / movement that would do credit to the foreigh / legion of France,the best marchers in the /world, and what is more, the minute their serv-/ices are needed on shore, the instant the bugle-/call sounds, they stand ready to give an exhibition of courage and conduct under fire, or / under any other trying conditions, that de-/serves more than praise." / [extended text] / Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.
