Get a move on old man! / Harry J. Weston. – 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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Get a move on old man! / Harry J. Weston. 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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Get a move on old man! / Harry J. Weston.
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Get a move on, old man!" is the line that gives this 1915 color lithograph by Harry J. Weston its character, a recruiting poster aimed at Australian men during the First World War. The phrase is casual, the sort of thing one mate might shout at another, and the poster uses that familiar tone to nudge men toward enlisting. By 1915 Australia had already sent volunteers overseas, and the Gallipoli landings that April brought heavy casualties, so recruiting drives leaned on both pride and urgency. The poster's subject headings also list war casualties, a reminder of the losses behind the call to arms.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 91 x 61 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| 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 × 5,829 px · prints to 16 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1383_Get_a_move_on_old_man_1915 |
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