Royal National Life-boat Institution, Heywood Branch, Flag days, Friday & Saturday, 28th & 29th July, 1916 / B.F. Gribble ; Copyright, Buck & Wootton, Ltd., London, S.E. – Historic Print
![Royal National Life-boat Institution, Heywood Branch, Flag days, Friday & Saturday, 28th & 29th July, 1916 / B.F. Gribble ; Copyright, Buck & Wootton, Ltd., London, S.E., [S.l. : s.n., 1916] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/38/38da2802e855-L.webp)
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Step back in time with Royal National Life-boat Institution, Heywood Branch, Flag days, Friday & Saturday, 28th & 29th July, 1916 / B.F. Gribble ; Copyright, Buck & Wootton, Ltd., London, S.E., a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Royal National Life-boat Institution, Heywood Branch, Flag days, Friday & Saturday, 28th & 29th July, 1916 / B.F. Gribble ; Copyright, Buck & Wootton, Ltd., London, S.E.
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A flag day held by the Heywood branch of the Royal National Life-boat Institution on Friday and Saturday, 28 and 29 July 1916, is the occasion this poster announces, and it asks passersby to buy a flag to support the work. Heywood is an inland Lancashire town, so the appeal relied on local goodwill for a coastal rescue service founded in 1824. The text makes its case with figures, claiming 562 lives saved from warships during the war and nearly 54,000 since the institution began, and it stresses that the service depended solely on voluntary gifts. Its line about a relative or friend in the Army or Navy tied the charity directly to the war effort at home.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., 1916] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone, color ; 77 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Text continues: Buy a flag and help to save the lives of the shipwrecked. You have a relative or friend in the Army or Navy! During the war 562 lives saved from H.M. warships, etc. Nearly 54,000 lives saved since 1824. Supported solely by voluntary contributions. Patrons: His Majesty the King, Her Majesty the Queen, Her Majesty Queen Alexandra. Title from item. |
| Subjects | Royal National Life-Boat Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (Great Britain). World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Great Britain. War bonds & funds--England--1910-1920. Rescue work--British--1910-1920. Lifeboats--British--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,039 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1061_Royal_National_Lifeboat_1916 |
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