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To my people – Historic Reproduction

To my people, [S.l. : s.n., 1915] — vintage poster
To my people, [S.l. : s.n., 1915]. Vintage poster from the World War I collection.

(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.)

Description

Step back in time with To my people, a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Unlike most pictures on this board, this poster has no drawing at all. Its appeal rests entirely on text framed as a letter addressed "To my people." The record gives no printer, only a 1915 date, but the format fits Britain's voluntary recruiting drive of that year, when the army depended on men enlisting before conscription arrived in 1916. The personal, direct address was likely meant to make a family member's plea feel immediate to the reader.

Created / published[S.l. : s.n., 1915]
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 51 cm.
GenreWar posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920.
NotesTitle from item. Poster is text only.
SubjectsWorld War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain--1910-1920. Correspondence--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,024 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi
Reference640_To_my_people_1915

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