Australia has promised Britain 50000 more men will you help us keep that promise – Antique 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.)
Description
This rare vintage poster captures Australia has promised Britain 50000 more men will you help us keep that promise in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Australia has promised Britain 50000 more men will you help us keep that promise
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The line across the top of this 1915 poster is a direct appeal: Australia has promised Britain 50,000 more men, and the reader is asked to help keep that pledge. Voluntary enlistment was the main way Australia raised troops early in the war, so posters like this one were a key recruiting tool. The kangaroo, a familiar national emblem, pairs with the soldier to link the call to enlist with Australian identity. The color lithograph is credited to Hector Vega Drouet.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 63 x 103 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Vega Drouet Hector. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Australia. Kangaroos--Australia--1910-1920. Soldiers--Australian--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 5,775 × 4,703 px · prints to 19 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1139_Australia_has_promised_1915 |
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