4 Questions to Men Who Have Not Enlisted – Historic Print
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4 Questions to Men Who Have Not Enlisted
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The title poses four pointed questions directly to men who had not yet joined up, a form of appeal that recruiting campaigns used throughout 1915. Before conscription was introduced in Britain in 1916, the armed forces depended on volunteers, so posters like this one tried to shame or persuade civilian men into service through direct, personal address. Its wording shows how recruiters framed enlistment as a question of duty and honor. The 1915 date places it at a point when the war's demand for manpower was growing faster than volunteering could meet it.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 4,520 × 5,662 px · prints to 15 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1218_4_questions_to_men_who_1915 |
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