Why not join the army / printed by Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., Leeds and London. – Antique Print
![Why not join the army / printed by Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., Leeds and London., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/33/33b497c38827-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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Why not join the army / printed by Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., Leeds and London. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Why not join the army / printed by Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., Leeds and London.
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Poster no. 64 in this series is a long, narrow lithograph, about 14 by 78 centimeters, that asks its viewer directly, "Why not join the army?" Its catalog record lists flags among its subjects, a common device in wartime recruiting art meant to stir patriotic feeling. The poster was issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, a body set up in Britain in 1915 to encourage men to enlist voluntarily before conscription was introduced in 1916. Chorley & Pickersgill, a printing firm with offices in Leeds and London, produced it, and posters like this were pasted up in towns across the country.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 14 x 78 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster no. 64. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Flags--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,136 × 4,154 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-224136 |
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