Join at once. Fight for the dear old flag / printed by Johnson, Riddle & Co., Ltd., London, S.E. – Historic Reproduction
![Join at once. Fight for the dear old flag / printed by Johnson, Riddle & Co., Ltd., London, S.E., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/03/03fe19130556-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Join at once. Fight for the dear old flag / printed by Johnson, Riddle & Co., Ltd., London, S.E. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Join at once. Fight for the dear old flag / printed by Johnson, Riddle & Co., Ltd., London, S.E.
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Join at once. Fight for the dear old flag" is a direct appeal to a man's sense of duty. This lithograph was issued in London in 1915 by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, which was set up that year to encourage voluntary enlistment as Britain's wartime army expanded. Conscription for men of military age was introduced in 1916, so posters like this one reflect the last stage of a voluntary system. Its patriotic message, built around the national flag, was typical of British recruiting material from the early years of the war.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 50 x 76 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain--1910-1920. Flags--British--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,192 × 4,159 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 927_Join_at_once_Fight_for_1915 |
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