The call to arms. Irishmen don't you hear it? / David Allen & Sons Ltd., 40 Gt. Brunswick St., Dublin. – Vintage Wall Art
![The call to arms. Irishmen don't you hear it? / David Allen & Sons Ltd., 40 Gt. Brunswick St., Dublin., [S.l. : s.n., 1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5a/5a70c7404eea-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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This rare vintage poster captures The call to arms. Irishmen don't you hear it? / David Allen & Sons Ltd., 40 Gt. Brunswick St., Dublin. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The call to arms. Irishmen don't you hear it? / David Allen & Sons Ltd., 40 Gt. Brunswick St., Dublin.
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Its title asks Irishmen directly whether they can hear the call to arms, and the subject headings point to bagpipes alongside Irish soldiers, a nod to the regimental music and local pride that recruiters hoped would stir enlistment. The poster was printed in Dublin by David Allen & Sons, a firm known for bold color lithography. It dates from 1915, when John Redmond's 1914 appeal for Irishmen to join the British war effort was still drawing recruits and dividing nationalist opinion.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., 1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : chromolithograph ; 76 x 50 cm. |
| Genre | War posters Irish 1910-1920.Chromolithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Title from item. Wt. 1725 20000 7/16 H.M.S.O. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Ireland--1910-1920. Soldiers--Irish--1910-1920. Bagpipes--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,009 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 269_The_call_to_arms_Irishm_1915 |
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