Britain's strong arm, and yours, will carry us through. Enlist now / Printed by The Clerkenwell Press, Ltd., 76 & 78 Clerkenwell Rd., London, E.C. – Antique Wall Art
![Britain's strong arm, and yours, will carry us through. Enlist now / Printed by The Clerkenwell Press, Ltd., 76 & 78 Clerkenwell Rd., London, E.C., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1914] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/55/5558cb0aade9-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: Britain's strong arm, and yours, will carry us through. Enlist now / Printed by The Clerkenwell Press, Ltd., 76 & 78 Clerkenwell Rd., London, E.C., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Britain's strong arm, and yours, will carry us through. Enlist now / Printed by The Clerkenwell Press, Ltd., 76 & 78 Clerkenwell Rd., London, E.C.
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Unlike the illustrated recruiting posters of the period, this one uses words alone, with a slogan that casts national strength as something every reader shares. The phrase "and yours" turns a patriotic appeal into a personal one. The Parliamentary Recruiting Committee issued posters like this in 1914, when Britain still relied on volunteers, before conscription began in 1916. Its numbered series, labeled poster no. 28, shows how quickly the government moved to fill the ranks.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1914] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 75 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only. Wt. 9488 30M. 12/14. Poster no. 28. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--England--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,987 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1266_Britains_strong_arm_and_1914 |
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