Heros of St. Julien and Festubert ... shall we follow their example? – Historic Reproduction
(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 Heros of St. Julien and Festubert ... shall we follow their example? in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Heros of St. Julien and Festubert ... shall we follow their example?
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This French-language version of a 1916 Canadian recruiting lithograph asks readers to remember the soldiers of St. Julien and Festubert, two 1915 engagements that cost the Canadian Expeditionary Force heavy casualties. Canadian enlistment was voluntary until conscription began in 1917, and recruiters had to work hard to reach French-speaking Quebec, so a poster in French addressed a different audience than its English counterparts. The record also credits the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation as sponsor, an unusual attribution that is worth weighing when placing the poster in its wartime context.
| Created / published | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 92 x 62 cm. |
| Notes | French language version: POS - CAN .A01 no. 30. Title from item. · United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation sponsor. |
| Subjects | Canada. Canadian Army--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Canada. Soldiers--Canadian--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,936 × 6,112 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 429_Heros_of_St_Julien_and_1916 |
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