Join the 3rd/5th Black Watch now, at Forfar – Antique Print
![Join the 3rd/5th Black Watch now, at Forfar, [S.l. : s.n., 1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/af/afe3c0344c21-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.)
Description
Step back in time with Join the 3rd/5th Black Watch now, at Forfar, a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Join the 3rd/5th Black Watch now, at Forfar
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Calling men to a single Scottish town, this poster asks them to join the 3rd/5th Black Watch at Forfar. It carries only text over a background of Black Watch tartan, so the regiment's identity comes through the cloth pattern rather than through pictures of soldiers. Printed around 1915, when Britain still relied on volunteers before conscription began in 1916, it reflects the local, regimental appeal that recruiting drives used to reach men in their own communities. The tartan links the call to the Highland military tradition that the Black Watch carried.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., 1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 27 x 21 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only, on a background of Black Watch tartan. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Scotland--1910-1920. Tartans--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,126 × 5,164 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1457_Join_the_3rd5th_Black_W_1915 |
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