Halt! Go into training and help the boys at the front / Printed by The Clerkenwell Press Ltd., 76 & 78 Clerkenwell Rd., London, E.C. – Historic Print
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(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Halt! Go into training and help the boys at the front / Printed by The Clerkenwell Press Ltd., 76 & 78 Clerkenwell Rd., London, E.C.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Halt! Go into training and help the boys at the front / Printed by The Clerkenwell Press Ltd., 76 & 78 Clerkenwell Rd., London, E.C.
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Many British recruiting posters of the First World War relied on portraits or dramatic scenes, so this text-only design stands out. Its bold command, "Halt!", is followed by an appeal to men to enter training and help "the boys at the front." Issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee in London in 1915, and numbered 45 in its series, it reflects a time when Britain still depended on voluntary enlistment. Conscription did not arrive until 1916, and posters like this one were part of the effort to persuade men to enlist.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only. Poster no. 45. Wt. 9754, 35M. 1/15. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--England--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,998 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1396_Halt_Go_into_training_a_1915 |
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