If England falls you fall! Every man of you must go as we too must go! Sir Rider Haggard in St. John August 1914 – Vintage Print
(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 If England falls you fall! Every man of you must go as we too must go! Sir Rider Haggard in St. John August 1914. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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If England falls you fall! Every man of you must go as we too must go! Sir Rider Haggard in St. John August 1914
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Few recruiting posters from the First World War relied on words alone, and this one quotes the novelist H. Rider Haggard, speaking in St. John, New Brunswick, in August 1914, the month Britain entered the war. Its appeal is blunt: if England falls, Canadians fall with her, and every man must go. Printed in 1915, it reflects the early Canadian recruiting drive, when the Canadian Expeditionary Force was being raised through public speeches and posters like this one. Haggard, best known for adventure novels such as *King Solomon's Mines*, was a well-known public figure, and his name gave the message extra weight with readers.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 71 x 54 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. Poster is text only. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | Haggard H. Rider (Henry Rider) 1856-1925--Quotations. World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Canada. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,602 × 5,724 px · prints to 15 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1049_If_England_falls_you_fa_1915 |
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