A call from the trenches. Join an Irish regiment to-day / James Walker (Dublin) Ltd., Printers, Dublin. – Vintage Print
![A call from the trenches. Join an Irish regiment to-day / James Walker (Dublin) Ltd., Printers, Dublin., [S.l. : s.n., 1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/85/856b2727e200-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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This vintage poster of A call from the trenches. Join an Irish regiment to-day / James Walker (Dublin) Ltd., Printers, Dublin. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A call from the trenches. Join an Irish regiment to-day / James Walker (Dublin) Ltd., Printers, Dublin.
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This poster sets itself apart from most recruiting images of the war because it has no picture at all. Its appeal rests entirely on a quoted extract from a letter written from the trenches, presented under the call to "join an Irish regiment to-day." Printed in Dublin in 1915, it reflects an effort to recruit men in Ireland specifically, at a time when Irish units were being raised and when appeals often drew on soldiers' own words to persuade neighbors and friends. The letter form gave the message a sense of firsthand authority that a slogan alone could not provide.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., 1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. Poster is text only, with extract from a letter from the trenches." Wt.P.40 5 |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Ireland--1910-1920. Correspondence--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,034 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 636_A_call_from_the_trenche_1915 |
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