Gymry sengl! Dewiswch fynd i'r fyddin cyn dydd gwyl dewi. Bydd mawrth 2 yn rhy hwyr / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London. – Antique Wall Art
![Gymry sengl! Dewiswch fynd i'r fyddin cyn dydd gwyl dewi. Bydd mawrth 2 yn rhy hwyr / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London., London : Parliamentary and Joint Labor Recruiting Committees, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/66/666e907738a9-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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Gymry sengl! Dewiswch fynd i'r fyddin cyn dydd gwyl dewi. Bydd mawrth 2 yn rhy hwyr / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Gymry sengl! Dewiswch fynd i'r fyddin cyn dydd gwyl dewi. Bydd mawrth 2 yn rhy hwyr / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London.
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Written entirely in Welsh, this poster speaks directly to unmarried men of Wales in their own language. Its headline, "Gymry sengl!" ("Single Welshmen!"), urges them to enlist before St. David's Day, Wales's national day on March 1, and warns that by March 2 it will be too late. Published in London by the Parliamentary and Joint Labor Recruiting Committees around 1915, it reflects the wartime effort to fill the ranks before conscription began in Britain in 1916. The design is text only, so its pull rests on the wording and on appeals to national identity and timing.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary and Joint Labor Recruiting Committees, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 51 x 38 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only, in Welsh. Poster no. 161. Wt. 17147/783. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Wales--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,170 × 5,141 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1394_Gymry_sengl_Dewiswch_fy_1915 |
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