We took the Hill come and help us keep it! / Harry J. Weston. – Antique Print
(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 We took the Hill come and help us keep it! / Harry J. Weston. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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We took the Hill come and help us keep it! / Harry J. Weston.
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We took the Hill, come and help us keep it!" refers to the Gallipoli campaign, in which Australian and New Zealand troops landed on the Turkish peninsula in April 1915 and held ground above the coast. Harry J. Weston's color lithograph turns that battlefield claim into a recruiting appeal, asking men at home to enlist so the gains would not be lost. The subject headings also point to war casualties, a reminder that the call to join up came with the knowledge of heavy losses. The record credits the Canada Food Board as a sponsor, an unexpected link for a recruiting poster.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 92 x 60 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Canada Food Board funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Australia. Soldiers--Australian--1910-1920. War casualties--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,731 × 5,775 px · prints to 16 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1740_We_took_the_Hill_come_a_1915 |
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