Fight for freedom with the strength of free men / Printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., London. – Vintage Print
![Fight for freedom with the strength of free men / Printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., London., London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f3/f33f421cd59e-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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Step back in time with Fight for freedom with the strength of free men / Printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., London., a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Fight for freedom with the strength of free men / Printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., London.
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Unlike the pictorial recruiting posters of the period, this one is pure lettering, and its single line, "Fight for freedom with the strength of free men," carries the whole appeal. The Parliamentary Recruiting Committee issued it in 1915, when Britain still relied on volunteers and conscription had not yet been introduced. The slogan presents enlistment as the choice of free men defending liberty, a framing meant to press hesitant men to sign up. Roberts & Leete printed it as a color lithograph in London.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 24 x 76 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only. Poster no. 48. Wt. W 9754/224. Title from item. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. Recruiting & enlistment--England--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,000 × 4,043 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-224111 |
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![Group system. Enlistment in groups will re-open on Monday, January 10th, 1916, and proceed until further notice. [...] / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London.](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b5/b5cebf6daea4-400.webp)
