You are no exception. Join now / Stone Ltd. – Historic 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 You are no exception. Join now / Stone Ltd. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Its headline, "You are no exception. Join now," speaks to the viewer directly, treating each reader as a potential recruit rather than appealing only to a general sense of duty. Issued in 1914, the year Britain's declaration of war drew Canada into the conflict, it reflects the early effort to fill the Canadian Expeditionary Force with volunteers. The color lithograph was produced by Stone Ltd., and the catalog record also lists a sponsorship by the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, an unexpected connection that is worth checking against the poster's printing history.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 97 x 63 cm. |
| Notes | No. 4. 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. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,948 × 6,151 px · prints to 16 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 441_You_are_no_exception_Jo_1914 |
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