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Britain's new million army. Complete the second half million. ... – Antique Print

Britain's new million army. Complete the second half million. ..., [S.l. : s.n., 1914] — vintage poster
Britain's new million army. Complete the second half million. ..., [S.l. : s.n., 1914]. 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.)

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A window into the past: Britain's new million army. Complete the second half million. ..., preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Few recruiting posters from 1914 rely on words alone, yet this one, headed "Britain's new million army," makes its case with a title and a plain call to complete the second half million. It carries no illustration of soldiers or battlefields. The appeal reflects the volunteer drive that followed Lord Kitchener's call for men in the first months of the war, when Britain still depended on voluntary enlistment rather than conscription. Posters like this were pasted in towns and cities to turn civic pride and a sense of duty into sign-ups for the New Army.

Created / published[S.l. : s.n., 1914]
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 91 x 59 cm.
GenreWar posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920.
NotesPoster is text only. Title from item.
SubjectsWorld War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,995 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi
Reference1265_Britains_new_million_ar_1914

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