Group system / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London. – Antique Wall Art
![Group system / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a7/a72dde7b3c14-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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Group system / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Group system / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London.
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Unlike most recruiting posters of the time, this one is pure text: a notice telling men between 18 and 41, single and married alike, that enlistment in groups would reopen on Monday, January 10, 1916. Under the Derby group scheme, men signed up first and were called up in batches after a set notice period, which is why the poster stresses that the month's notice ran from the date of attestation. Issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee and printed by Roberts & Leete, it was soon overtaken by conscription under the Military Service Act of 1916.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Text continues: Enlistment in groups will re-open on Monday, January 10th, 1916, and proceed until further notice. All Men between 18 and 41, both single and married, who have not yet attested should do so at once at nearest Recruiting Office. The month's notice to men whose groups have been called up will commence from the date of their attestation. Poster is text only. Poster no. 138. 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 | 4,165 × 5,186 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1393_Group_system_printed_1915 |
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![Group system. Enlistment in groups will re-open on Monday, January 10th, 1916, and proceed until further notice. [...] / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London.](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b5/b5cebf6daea4-400.webp)
