Colonel Fowler is calling for men for the 104th. Are you going with him? – 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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This vintage poster of Colonel Fowler is calling for men for the 104th. Are you going with him? brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Colonel Fowler is calling for men for the 104th. Are you going with him?
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The poster asks its reader directly: Colonel Fowler is calling for men for the 104th, and are you going with him? That personal challenge, rather than a description of battle, was a common way to raise units in the Canadian Expeditionary Force after Britain entered the war in August 1914, when local commanders recruited battalions from their own towns. The color lithograph, about 75 by 106 centimeters, was a large display piece meant to be read from across a street. Its record also lists the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation as sponsor, an American agency that came well after this Canadian poster, so that credit line is worth a second look.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 75 x 106 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation sponsor. |
| Subjects | Canada. Canadian Army--Recruiting & enlistment--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Canada. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 6,095 × 4,864 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 423_Colonel_Fowler_is_calli_1914 |
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