Naval service of Canada. Only strong healthy and well educated men and boys are required and they must be of good character – Antique Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with Naval service of Canada. Only strong healthy and well educated men and boys are required and they must be of good character, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Naval service of Canada. Only strong healthy and well educated men and boys are required and they must be of good character
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Its wording sets it apart from other wartime recruiting posters: it sets out the standards a candidate had to meet, calling for men and boys who were strong, healthy, well educated, and of good character. Published in 1915, it belongs to the effort to staff Canada's naval service during the First World War. The Canadian Naval Service, formed in 1910, grew rapidly once the war began, and it drew on volunteers as well as trained seamen. Posters like this one appealed to national pride while also signaling that the navy was selective about who it accepted.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 71 x 105 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Canada. Warships--Canadian--1910-1920. Sailors--Canadian--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 6,089 × 4,875 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1562_Naval_service_of_Canada_1915 |
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