Britishers, enlist to-day, 280 Broadway / Guy Lipscombe ; The Hegeman Print N.Y. – Antique Wall Art
![Britishers, enlist to-day, 280 Broadway / Guy Lipscombe ; The Hegeman Print N.Y., [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/19/1967d70ef7ba-L.webp)
(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 Britishers, enlist to-day, 280 Broadway / Guy Lipscombe ; The Hegeman Print N.Y. in remarkable 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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Britishers, enlist to-day, 280 Broadway / Guy Lipscombe ; The Hegeman Print N.Y.
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This lithograph addresses British-born men living in New York directly, with its headline "Britishers, enlist to-day" and a Union Jack at the center. It was printed in color in about 1917 for a recruiting effort run from 280 Broadway, where British authorities signed up men living in the United States for service in the British forces. The United States did not enter the war until April 1917, so posters like this one spoke to residents who were not yet at war themselves. Its plain address and bold flag were meant to make an immediate decision feel urgent.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 70 x 49 cm. |
| Genre | War posters 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Forms part of: Willard and Dorothy Straight Collection. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--British--United States. Flags--British--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,010 × 4,934 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222397 |
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