Men, to delay is dangerous when your country needs you. Enlist now / printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., London. – Historic Reproduction
![Men, to delay is dangerous when your country needs you. Enlist now / printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., London., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/81/810b11995bdc-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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Men, to delay is dangerous when your country needs you. Enlist now / printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., London. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Men, to delay is dangerous when your country needs you. Enlist now / printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., London.
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Unlike the many illustrated recruiting posters of the period, this one carries no figures or scenes, only a blunt message in large type: "Men, to delay is dangerous when your country needs you. Enlist now." A small Union Jack above the text is its only graphic element. Issued in 1915 by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, it belongs to Britain's effort to raise volunteers before conscription began in 1916. The London lithographer Roberts & Leete printed it, and its plain wording shows how the government pressed men to act quickly.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 74 x 54 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only, with a small British flag above. Poster no. 67. W. 12241/316. 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 × 5,164 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1550_Men_to_delay_is_dangero_1915 |
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