Answer the call of the London Rifle Brigade / Byam Shaw. – Antique Print
![Answer the call of the London Rifle Brigade / Byam Shaw., [S.l. : s.n., 1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/52/52928563756f-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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Answer the call of the London Rifle Brigade / Byam Shaw. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Answer the call of the London Rifle Brigade / Byam Shaw.
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Few London recruiting posters name the exact office a man should visit, but this one lists two City addresses, 130 Bunhill Row and Winchester House on Old Broad Street. Byam Shaw, a painter and illustrator, designed the color lithograph to appeal to office workers, a group the Library of Congress catalog identifies as a target of wartime recruiting in Britain. The London Rifle Brigade was a Territorial battalion with roots in the capital's volunteer tradition, and by 1915 Britain needed steady replacements for a war that had lasted far longer than expected. The poster shows how individual units competed for men in London's offices and streets.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., 1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 63 x 44 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | 130 Bunhill Row EC or Winchester House, Old Broad St. EC. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain--1910-1920. Office workers--Great Britain--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,136 × 5,141 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1236_Answer_the_call_of_the_1915 |
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