Boys come over here, you're wanted / printed by David Allen & Sons Ld., Harrow, Middlesex. – Antique Wall Art
![Boys come over here, you're wanted / printed by David Allen & Sons Ld., Harrow, Middlesex., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/77/77babb1173d3-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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Boys come over here, you're wanted / printed by David Allen & Sons Ld., Harrow, Middlesex.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Boys come over here, you're wanted / printed by David Allen & Sons Ld., Harrow, Middlesex.
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This color lithograph, printed by David Allen & Sons in Harrow, addresses young men directly with the words "Boys come over here, you're wanted." It was issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee in London, which was set up to encourage voluntary enlistment in Britain during the First World War. In 1915 Britain still depended on volunteers, and posters like this one aimed to make military service seem both necessary and personal. The poster is catalogued as number 82 in the series, and it reflects the wartime effort to fill the ranks before conscription began in 1916.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 101 x 127 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster no. 82. W. 1690. 10M - 5/15. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Soldiers--British--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,031 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1260_Boys_come_over_here_you_1915 |
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