Remember Scarborough! Enlist now / E. Kemp-Welch 1914 ; printed by David Allen & Sons Ld., Harrow, Middlesex. – Antique Print
![Remember Scarborough! Enlist now / E. Kemp-Welch 1914 ; printed by David Allen & Sons Ld., Harrow, Middlesex., London : published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fb/fbeefc99f3bd-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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This vintage poster of Remember Scarborough! Enlist now / E. Kemp-Welch 1914 ; printed by David Allen & Sons Ld., Harrow, Middlesex. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Remember Scarborough! Enlist now / E. Kemp-Welch 1914 ; printed by David Allen & Sons Ld., Harrow, Middlesex.
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The slogan "Remember Scarborough!" points to a specific event: on 16 December 1914, German battlecruisers shelled the English seaside town of Scarborough, along with Hartlepool and Whitby, killing civilians and damaging homes and shops. The raid was among the first times the British mainland had come under direct attack in the war, and recruiters used it to turn that anger into enlistment. The poster's blunt command to join up reflects the recruiting drives of 1915, when Britain still relied on volunteers and public outrage over the bombardment was a useful tool for filling the ranks.
| Created / published | London : published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1915] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 150 x 99 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster no. 41. W. 35023. 20M - 1/15. Title from item. |
| Subjects | Britannia (Symbolic character)--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--Great Britain. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,030 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-224565 |
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