Bushmen and Sawmill Hands Wanted, Join the 224th Canadian Forestry Battalion – Antique Wall Art
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Bushmen and Sawmill Hands Wanted, Join the 224th Canadian Forestry Battalion
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This poster sets its appeal in the woods rather than the trenches, calling on bushmen and sawmill hands to join the 224th Canadian Forestry Battalion. Britain and France needed large quantities of timber for trench supports, railway ties and camp buildings, so skilled woodsmen from Canadian lumber camps were recruited to cut and mill it behind the front lines. The sleds and sleighs listed in its subject headings point to the winter hauling of logs that was central to that work. The record dates the poster to 1915, a period when Canadian recruiting campaigns were drawing men into many new units.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 4,897 × 6,112 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 993_Bushmen_and_sawmill_han_1915 |
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