Ireland & Poland / Alex. Thom & Co. Ltd., Abbey Street, Dublin. – Vintage Wall Art
![Ireland & Poland / Alex. Thom & Co. Ltd., Abbey Street, Dublin., [S.l. : s.n., 1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/dc/dc8819673744-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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Ireland & Poland / Alex. Thom & Co. Ltd., Abbey Street, Dublin. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Ireland & Poland / Alex. Thom & Co. Ltd., Abbey Street, Dublin.
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A text-only recruiting poster that quotes a speech by the Rev. William P. Burke, a curate at Cahir in County Tipperary, dated 14 November 1915. Burke contrasts the German uprooting of some 25,000 Polish farmers, who were replaced by Germans, with the British government's efforts to resettle Irish people on their own soil, then asks whether Germany would treat Ireland any differently. The appeal ties local land and loyalty to the wider war, and it urges every young man of military age to join the colors at a time when recruiting in Ireland was contested. The poster was printed by Alex. Thom & Co., a well-known Dublin printing firm on Abbey Street.
| Created / published | [S.l. : s.n., 1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 77 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters Irish 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Title from item. Poster is text only. Text: The Germans have set themselves to crush Poland out of existence. They have uprooted some 25,000 Polish farmers, and replaced them by Germans. ... Now, during all this period, the British Government has been labouring to reinstate and root the Irish People in their own soil. ... Is Germany going to treat Ireland differently from Poland? ... I appeal to every young man of military age to join the colours. The Rev. William P. Burke, C.C., at Cahir, 14th November, 1915. |
| Subjects | Burke, William P.,--1864-1941--Quotations. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--Ireland--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,002 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 391_Ireland_Poland_Alex_1915 |
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