National Service Womens Land Army. God speed the plough and the woman who drives it / H.G. Gawthorn D.A. S. Ld. London. – Vintage Wall Art
(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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This rare vintage poster captures National Service Womens Land Army. God speed the plough and the woman who drives it / H.G. Gawthorn D.A. S. Ld. London. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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National Service Womens Land Army. God speed the plough and the woman who drives it / H.G. Gawthorn D.A. S. Ld. London.
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The slogan on this 1917 recruiting poster reworks the old English blessing "God speed the plough" and adds a line that puts a woman in charge of the machine. It was aimed at women who might join the Women's Land Army, a wartime effort to bring women into farm work as men went to the front and Britain's food supplies came under strain. The notice at the foot tells readers to apply for enrolment forms at a post office or employment exchange, a reminder that these posters were meant to prompt an immediate response. Its title and subject headings also show how the campaign was later catalogued as part of the wider story of women's employment during the war.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 75 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | Apply for enrolment forms at your nearest post office or employment exchange. Series W9. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | Womens Land Army (Great Britain)--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Great Britain. World War 1914-1918--Social aspects--Great Britain. Women--Employment--Great Britain--1910-1920. Plowing--Great Britain--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,037 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 808_National_Service_Womens_1917 |
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