Let there not be a man or a woman among us ... / printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., London. – Vintage Wall Art
![Let there not be a man or a woman among us ... / printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., London., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b3/b371d3bdaeae-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 Let there not be a man or a woman among us ... / 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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Let there not be a man or a woman among us ... / printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., London.
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This lithograph departs from the usual call to arms by addressing men and women alike, urging everyone to take part in the national effort. Its text opens with the words "Let there not be a man or a woman among us," then quotes the Prime Minister on the greatest task Britain has faced, and imagines a person looking back after the war and saying, "I was not idle." It was issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee in London in 1915, when the government was running public campaigns to raise volunteers for the army. The poster's appeal to women as well as men reflects how the war was drawing civilians into war work at home.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 75 x 50 cm. |
| Genre | has ever fallen to the lot of Great Britain to achieve." The Prime Minister |
| Notes | Title continues: ... who, when the war is over, will not then be able to say: I was not idle. I took such part as I could in the greatest task which |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. War work--England--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,142 × 5,181 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1190_Let_there_not_be_a_man_1915 |
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