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Join the brave throng that goes marching along / Gerald Wood ; printed by Beck & Inchbold, Ltd., Leeds and London. – Antique Print

Join the brave throng that goes marching along / Gerald Wood ; printed by Beck & Inchbold, Ltd., Leeds and London., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] — vintage poster
Join the brave throng that goes marching along / Gerald Wood ; printed by Beck & Inchbold, Ltd., Leeds and London., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915]. Vintage poster from the World War I collection.

(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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Join the brave throng that goes marching along / Gerald Wood ; printed by Beck & Inchbold, Ltd., Leeds and London.

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Few recruiting posters stretch as far as this one, which measures about 16 by 74 centimeters and was issued as number 118 in the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee's numbered series. The committee was formed in 1915 to encourage voluntary enlistment before Britain introduced conscription in 1916. Designed by Gerald Wood and printed in color lithograph by Beck & Inchbold of Leeds and London, the poster's title promises a crowd of men marching together toward the front, a message of camaraderie meant to draw hesitant men into the ranks.

Created / publishedLondon : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915]
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 16 x 74 cm.
GenreWar posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920.
NotesPoster no. 118. Title from item.
SubjectsWorld War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Soldiers--British--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan5,135 × 4,125 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference1458_Join_the_brave_throng_t_1915

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