Single men first. How the group system works / Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., 52, Long Acre, W.C. – Historic Reproduction
![Single men first. How the group system works / Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., 52, Long Acre, W.C., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/bb/bb040f10c97e-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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This rare vintage poster captures Single men first. How the group system works / Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., 52, Long Acre, W.C. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Single men first. How the group system works / Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., 52, Long Acre, W.C.
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Single men first" is a text-only lithograph that spells out how the group system would sort men of military age and call them up in turn. Issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee in 1915, it is one of a numbered series of notices (this is no. 134) that explained recruiting to the public. The group system grew out of the Derby scheme of late 1915, under which men registered their willingness to serve and unmarried men were called before married men. With no pictures at all, the poster relies entirely on explanation to make the process seem orderly and fair.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 76 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only, describing the system by which reserves will be called to active duty. Poster no. 134. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,176 × 5,163 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1198_Single_men_first_How_th_1915 |
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