The navy wants men – Antique Wall Art
(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 navy wants men, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Few wartime posters speak so directly to sailors as this 1915 Canadian lithograph, which asks men to join the navy at a time when the Royal Canadian Navy was small and needed recruits. Its subject list includes the crow's nest, the lookout perch high on a mast, which points to the watchful, elevated duty the poster was selling. Before 1914 the navy was a modest force, and it grew during the war as Canada took on a larger role in the Atlantic. Posters like this one used bold color and a blunt slogan to appeal to young men who might otherwise have looked to the army.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 107 x 71 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Canada. Sailors--Canadian--1910-1920. Crows nests (Ships)--Canada--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,903 × 6,089 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1567_The_navy_wants_men_1915 |
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