Prints, advertising; Image of a line of men curving off into the distance; men in the foreground are wearing clothing representative of different professions, and gradually as the line progresses their regular garb is replaced by soldiers' uniforms; everyday items like mining picks, fishing poles, and packs are replaced by rifles with bayonets attached; the poster encourages recruitment in Great Britain during World War I. Date supplied by cataloger based on production date in item text. "Printed by David Allen & Sons Ld. Harrow, Middlesex. W5778. 10M - 7/15"--text, bottom right margin. "Published by The Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London - Poster No. 104"--text, bottom left margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 50.48 x 76.2 cm (19 7/8 x 30 in.)
Advertising--Recruiting and enlistment Soldiers--Pictorial works World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) War posters--British--1910-1920. (gmgpc)
Source
Huntington Collection World War I Your Country Calls Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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