The nation is fighting for its life. All men should enrol for national service / Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Ltd., London. – Antique Wall Art
![The nation is fighting for its life. All men should enrol for national service / Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Ltd., London., [S.l. : s.n., 1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/48/48bcf89a0ecc-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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A window into the past: The nation is fighting for its life. All men should enrol for national service / Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Ltd., London., preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The nation is fighting for its life. All men should enrol for national service / Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Ltd., London.
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Britannia, the figure who personifies the British nation, leads this 1915 recruiting poster, which shows her with flags and asks "Who follows?" beneath the bold slogan "The nation is fighting for its life." The image was reproduced from *Punch* magazine, and the printer, Bradbury, Agnew & Co., was closely tied to *Punch*. In 1915 Britain still depended on voluntary enlistment, and conscription for single men did not begin until early 1916, so posters like this one tried to shame and persuade men into the ranks.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., 1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 75 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Caption: Who follows? Reproduced by special permission of the Proprietors of Punch." Title from item." |
| Subjects | Britannia (Symbolic character)--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain--1910-1920. Flags--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,154 × 5,164 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 364_The_nation_is_fighting_1915 |
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