Boys to the farm -- bring your chums and do your bit -- S.O.S. / E. Henderson. – Antique 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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A window into the past: Boys to the farm -- bring your chums and do your bit -- S.O.S. / E. Henderson., 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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Boys to the farm -- bring your chums and do your bit -- S.O.S. / E. Henderson.
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Its title, "Boys to the farm," addresses young men directly and asks them to "bring your chums," with "S.O.S." as the headline appeal. Printed in Hamilton, Ontario, between 1914 and 1918, the poster reflects a problem that grew as Canadian men left for the front: too few hands were left to bring in the harvest. Recruiting posters like this one often pictured farm work as a patriotic duty, placing it alongside military service. The poster's emphasis on schoolboys and friends suggests how wartime organizers hoped to reach people who were too young to enlist.
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 63 x 46 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | Hamilton [Ontario, Canada] : Howell Lith., [between 1914 and 1918] |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Canada. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Canada. Economic aspects of war--Canada--1910-1920. Agricultural productivity--Canada--1910-1920. Uniforms--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,947 × 6,190 px · prints to 16 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225757 |
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