Fight or pay. Subscribe now to the Canadian Patriotic Fund – Vintage Print
(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 Fight or pay. Subscribe now to the Canadian Patriotic Fund, 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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Fight or pay. Subscribe now to the Canadian Patriotic Fund
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Rather than an illustration, this poster relies entirely on its text to make the case. It opens by asking whether the reader is "neither fighting nor paying" while still enjoying the protection of the Union Jack, a pointed challenge to men at home who had neither enlisted nor contributed money. The Canadian Patriotic Fund, founded in 1914, collected public subscriptions to support the families of soldiers serving overseas, so the poster ties personal duty directly to their welfare. Its blunt wording reflects the recruiting and fundraising pressure common in Canada during the war.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 69 x 50 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. Text begins: Are you one of those ... neither fighting nor paying ... still enjoying the protection of the Union Jack? Poster is text only. · United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation sponsor. |
| Subjects | Canadian Patriotic Fund--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Canada. World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Canada. War bonds & funds--Canada--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,582 × 5,703 px · prints to 15 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 443_Fight_or_pay_Subscribe_1915 |
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