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Treat ’Em Rough! Join the Tanks (1918) WWI U.S. Tank Corps recruiting poster by August William Hutaf, restored
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Treat ’Em Rough: Join the Tanks — Paper Print

Price range: $49.00 through $179.00

August William Hutaf’s 1918 U.S. Tank Corps recruiting poster: a snarling black cat leaps over the tanks through fire and smoke.

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Unframed or framed, printed to order in the USA.

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Made to order. All sales final. Replacements or refunds only for damaged, faulty or incorrect prints reported within 7 days. Returns policy

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  • Free Standard shipping to the US
  • Printed to order in the USA, paper or framed
  • Quality promise: damaged, faulty or incorrect prints replaced if reported within 7 days (details)
Paper & printing

Giclée print on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art paper: a smooth, natural-white fine-art stock with no glare, so the restored colours read true under any light.

Each print has a slim white border and is supplied unframed, ready for a standard frame or hanging clips.

Shipping & returns

Every print is made to order. Standard shipping to the US is free; Express is available at checkout. You will get tracking details by email when your print is on its way.

Because each print is custom-made, all sales are final and we do not accept change-of-mind returns. If your print arrives damaged, has a production fault or is the wrong item, tell us within 7 days of delivery with photos and we will send a free replacement.

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Which size should I choose?

11.7 × 16.5 in suits a desk, shelf or gallery wall. 20 × 28 in works above a desk, console or bed. 23.4 × 33.1 in is a statement piece above a sofa or in a hallway.

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Framing

Framed prints come in a solid wood, satin-finish frame in black, white or natural wood, glazed with shatterproof acrylic. The print is the same 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art paper as our unframed editions.

Framed artwork sizes are 12 × 17 in, 20 × 28 in and 23 × 33 in (the frame adds a little to each side). Every frame is made to order in the USA and arrives with a hook fitted, ready to hang.

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Each size is shown to scale on the same wall. Prints are unframed and made to order.

Description

The Treat ‘Em Rough! Join the Tanks poster

“Treat ‘Em Rough! Join the Tanks” is a 1918 World War I recruiting poster for the United States Tank Corps by illustrator August William Hutaf. A furious black cat, claws out and teeth bared, springs across a sky of orange flame while British-style heavy tanks crash across the battlefield below. The Tank Corps had adopted the fighting black tomcat as its mascot, and Hutaf turned it into one of the most memorable recruiting images of the war.

This edition carries the local recruiting line “Open to fighting men, all classes 18 to 45, see recruiting officer, 436 Oliver Ave., Union Arcade”. It is a striking piece of armored warfare history for a study, office, den or game room, and a natural gift for anyone who has served in armor.

Read the full history of the poster, the black cat and the first U.S. Tank Corps.

Print edition

Prepared from a restored image of an original 1918 print as a high-resolution 300 dpi print edition, keeping Hutaf’s bold outlines, the flame-orange sky and the green TANKS lettering sharp at every size.

Sizes and options

  • Paper print: 11.7 × 16.5 in, 20 × 28 in or 23.4 × 33.1 in
  • Framed print: 12 × 17 in, 20 × 28 in or 23 × 33 in, in a black, white or natural wood frame, ready to hang

Printed to order in the USA on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Art paper. Free Standard shipping to the US. Compare the print sizes.

More World War I recruiting posters

See the rare San Francisco Army poster Americans! Join and Fight, or John E. Sheridan’s shipyard poster Rivets are Bayonets.

Prefer metal?

View the metal edition on Displate. Metal sizes, finishes and delivery are handled by Displate.

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