Landship Recruit

The Landship "Recruit" was a wooden mockup of a battleship created by the United States Navy in Manhattan as a recruiting tool. It was located in Union Square from 1917 through to 1920, when it was moved. The New York Times reported at the time that the "Landship" had helped the Navy recruit 25,000 men. [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A05E3D6163AEE32A25754C1A9659C946195D6CF Landship Recruit sails] , New York Times brief describing departure of Landship.]

Events

The Landship "Recruit" hosted different events designed to bring civilians aboard the ship. Some events were patriotic, like the unfurling of a recreated Betsy Ross American Flag [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9901E1DB133DE533A2575BC0A9659C946996D6CF NY Times] , New York Times brief detailing flag knitting and presentation to the Landship.] , while others were social, like dancing. [http://www.shorpy.com/image/tid/192 Shorpy] , Shorpy.com presentation of period photograph with caption describing activities onboard ship.]

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