S.O.S. Soldiers of the Soil - boys to the front – Historic Reproduction
(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 S.O.S. Soldiers of the Soil - boys to the front in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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S.O.S. Soldiers of the Soil - boys to the front
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This color lithograph, printed by Harris Litho. Co. in Toronto, carries the slogan "S.O.S. Soldiers of the Soil - boys to the front," which casts farm work as a wartime duty. During the First World War, Canada sent large numbers of men overseas, and the country depended on its farms to keep feeding Allied troops and civilians. Posters like this one tried to persuade young men and others to take up agricultural labor, presenting the plow and the harvest as a form of service alongside the army. The poster's bold appeal shows how closely food production and the war effort were tied together on the home front.
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 70 x 53 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | Toronto : Harris Litho. Co. Limited, [between 1914 and 1918] |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Canada. Economic aspects of war--Canada--1910-1920. Agricultural productivity--Canada--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,885 × 6,151 px · prints to 16 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225754 |
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