You said you would go when you were needed. You are needed NOW! – Antique Wall Art
(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 rare vintage poster captures You said you would go when you were needed. You are needed NOW! in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Few wartime posters rely on words alone, and this 1915 Canadian recruiting appeal does exactly that, holding men to a promise they had already made. Its line "You said you would go when you were needed" drew on the pledges many volunteers had given as Canada's war effort grew after the country entered the conflict in August 1914. Canada depended on voluntary enlistment until conscription arrived in 1917, so appeals like this carried real weight. The poster's blunt capitals, with "NOW" set apart at the end, show how recruiters pressed for immediate action.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 71 x 53 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. Poster is text only. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Canada. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,582 × 5,703 px · prints to 15 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1769_You_said_you_would_go_w_1915 |
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