Were YOU there then? / Harry J. Weston. – 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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Were YOU there then? / Harry J. Weston. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Were YOU there then? / Harry J. Weston.
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Were YOU there then?" puts its question directly to the men who had stayed home, and the Australian flag in the subject headings suggests the poster also leaned on national pride. Printed in 1916, it dates from a time when Australia still depended on voluntary enlistment, after the Gallipoli landing of April 1915 had made the Anzac name famous and costly. Recruiting posters of these years often used memory and shame in this way, inviting viewers to measure themselves against men already at the front. Harry J. Weston's color lithograph is a useful record of how hard the government worked to fill its ranks before conscription became a bitterly contested national question.
| Created / published | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 57 x 45 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Fischer Carl 1924- photographer. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Australia. Flags--Australian--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,649 × 5,775 px · prints to 15 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 922_Were_YOU_there_then_H_1916 |
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