Canadian Mounted Rifles – 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.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Canadian Mounted Rifles. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Canadian Mounted Rifles
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Few recruiting posters from the first months of the war name a unit as specifically as this one, which calls on men to join the Canadian Mounted Rifles. Canada entered the First World War automatically when Britain declared war in August 1914, and the country raised volunteers quickly through the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Mounted rifles units were mounted infantry who rode to the field but usually fought on foot, a mix that appealed to men who already knew horses and the open country of the Canadian West. The poster's color lithography reflects the commercial printing methods used to reach recruits across the country.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 69 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation sponsor. |
| Subjects | Canada. Canadian Army--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Canada. Cavalry--Canadian--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,936 × 6,145 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 422_Canadian_Mounted_Rifles_1914 |
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