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Original - A 1917 WWI recruitment poster for the United States Navy by William Allen Rogers.
Reason
Okay, it's an allegory for the sinking of the Luisitania. But, joking aside, it's rather an interesting, artistic poster; good EV for both the artist and recruitment, and adds a bit of variety to WWI articles.
Articles in which this image appears
William Allen Rogers, United States Navy, World War I, U-boat Campaign (World War I)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/History/World_War_I
Creator
William Allen Rogers
I've clarified the caption at his article: this was one of his political cartoons before it was propoganda (it thanks his newspaper for giving the Navy permission for the Navy to reuse it). His work for the New York Herald as a political cartoonist is discussed.
Not for Voting, Provided here for comparison: Our other FP of this artist's work: Rather obscure context, hence probably not as good of illustration of the artist's article. Also, not as eye-catching.
I also think this does a better job at illustrating his article than the current FP, since the context is much more clear and well-known - WWI vs. Great White Fleet. (Not to bash that FP: It has reasonably high value in its other articles.) Adam Cuerden (talk) 16:16, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:William Allen Rogers - Only the Navy Can Stop This (WWI U.S. Navy recruitment poster).jpg