The crisis. Answer to the call now! [...] / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, S.E. – Historic Reproduction
![The crisis. Answer to the call now! [...] / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, S.E., London : Joint Labor Recruiting Committee, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/36/366272eb8671-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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This vintage poster of The crisis. Answer to the call now! [...] / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, S.E. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The crisis. Answer to the call now! [...] / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, S.E.
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Unlike many illustrated recruiting posters of the period, this lithograph relies entirely on its words, with the headline "The crisis. Answer to the call now!" doing the work. The Joint Labor Recruiting Committee issued it in 1915, and Roberts & Leete printed it in London. Britain still depended on voluntary enlistment at that point, and conscription did not arrive until the Military Service Act of January 1916, so posters like this carried much of the effort to bring men into the army. Its blunt urgency reflects the pressure on the country in the second year of the war.
| Created / published | London : Joint Labor Recruiting Committee, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 76 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only, encouraging men to volunteer for military service. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,131 × 5,130 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1179_The_crisis_Answer_to_th_1915 |
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