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title: Doughboys of WWI Recruitment Poster
author: F. E. Schoonover
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21212/doughboys-of-wwi-recruitment-poster/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-01-12
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# Doughboys of WWI Recruitment Poster
_Authored by F. E. Schoonover_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21212.png)
## Image Caption
A recruitment poster showing 'doughboys', the nickname for US troops in the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18).
Imperial War Museums, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Schoonover, F. E. (2025, October 13). Doughboys of WWI Recruitment Poster. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Schoonover, F. E.. "Doughboys of WWI Recruitment Poster." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 13, 2025. .
### MLA
Schoonover, F. E.. "Doughboys of WWI Recruitment Poster." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Oct 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/23941) by **F. E. Schoonover**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 13 October 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.