The crisis. An appeal to free men [...] / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex. – Historic Reproduction
![The crisis. An appeal to free men [...] / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex., London : Joint Labor Recruiting Committee, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8f/8f4861cabe90-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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Step back in time with The crisis. An appeal to free men [...] / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex., a vintage poster rich in period 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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The crisis. An appeal to free men [...] / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex.
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Unlike the illustrated recruiting posters of the period, this one is set entirely in type, and its wording does the persuading. Its title, "The crisis," and its address to "free men" appealed to men to enlist voluntarily rather than wait to be called up. Printed in London in 1915 by David Allen & Sons of Harrow, one of Britain's major poster printers, it was issued by the Joint Labor Recruiting Committee. Britain did not introduce conscription until early 1916, so in 1915 recruitment depended on appeals like this one, aimed at workers and at men who had not yet joined up.
| Created / published | London : Joint Labor Recruiting Committee, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 76 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only, encouraging men to volunteer for military service. Wt. W10445/595. 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 | 4,171 × 5,152 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1178_The_crisis_An_appeal_to_1915 |
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