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Source Description
Image of U.S. Marine solder with bayonet in hand, yelling E-E-E-Yah-Yip. Caption below image reads, "Apply to Postmaster."
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Document identity
localId
ft848v311
label
E-E-E-Yah-Yip. Go over with U.S. Marines
core
obj
dtoType
photograph
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
ft848v311
contentType
photograph
stage
normalized
title
E-E-E-Yah-Yip. Go over with U.S. Marines
description
Image of U.S. Marine solder with bayonet in hand, yelling E-E-E-Yah-Yip. Caption below image reads, "Apply to Postmaster."
date
["1918"]
year
1918
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
creators
Falls, C. B. (Charles Buckles), 1874-1960
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
War Posters
subjects
Recruiting & enlistment
Marines (Military personnel)
World War, 1914-1918
United States. Marine Corps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Posters
Prints
genreSpecific
War posters
typeOfResource
Still image
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
ft848t24d
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
1 print (poster) : lithograph, color
notes
The origin and actual meaning of the Marine battle cry "E-E-E-Yah-Yip" is uncertain. However, it was a yell taught to Marines during basic training and carried over to the battlefield.
hasTranscription
no
dcId
ft848v311
type
photograph
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
fb04bfaf6d32f854