Your King and Country Need You, Enlist Now – Antique Print
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Description
Step back in time with Your King and Country Need You, Enlist Now, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Your King and Country Need You, Enlist Now
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The poster's famous line, "Your King and Country Need You," was drawn from a 1914 recruiting appeal that asked British men to join the army in the first months of the First World War. Its headline is set in bold, direct type, placing the call to duty above everything else on the page. Posters like this one were pasted on walls, billboards and public buildings across Britain, where they reached men at work, on the street and in pubs. Recruitment was voluntary for much of 1914 and 1915, so images that tied enlistment to patriotism and personal honor carried real weight. Looking at it today, the message reads as a window into how the war was sold to ordinary men before conscription began in 1916.
| Created / published | 1914 |
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| Original scan | 3,999 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 931_Your_king_and_country_n_1914 |
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