The prime minister's advice to the young unmarried men and pledge to married men / printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., London. – Vintage Wall Art
![The prime minister's advice to the young unmarried men and pledge to married men / printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., London., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/71/7153d132a89d-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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A window into the past: The prime minister's advice to the young unmarried men and pledge to married men / printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., London., preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The prime minister's advice to the young unmarried men and pledge to married men / printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., London.
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This is a text-only recruiting poster with no illustration at all. It speaks separately to married men and single men and rests its appeal on Prime Minister Herbert Asquith's statement to the House of Commons on November 2, 1915. Issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee in London in 1915, it reflects Britain's reliance on voluntary enlistment before conscription began in 1916. Under the Derby Scheme, men could attest their willingness to serve and wait in civilian life until called, and the poster presents that arrangement as a promise to married men. Its quotation of the speech shows how the government tried to win public trust through the Prime Minister's own words.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 76 x 50 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Text continues: Married men! Enlist now. You have the Prime Minister's pledge that you will not be called upon to serve until the young unmarried men have been summoned to the colours. Single men! Surely you will recognise the force of the Prime Minister's statement and enlist voluntarily. You can go into your proper groups till you are wanted. Poster is text only, also including lengthy quote of the Prime Minister's speech to the House of Commons, Nov. 2, 1915. Poster no. 135. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,148 × 5,152 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1194_The_prime_ministers_adv_1915 |
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