England expects every man to do his duty" and join the army to-day / H.T. & Co." – Historic Reproduction
![England expects every man to do his duty" and join the army to-day / H.T. & Co.", London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1914] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fb/fbff798ca32e-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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A window into the past: England expects every man to do his duty" and join the army to-day / H.T. & Co.", preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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England expects every man to do his duty" and join the army to-day / H.T. & Co."
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This poster is set entirely in type, with no illustration, and it borrows its appeal from Admiral Horatio Nelson's signal before the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, "England expects that every man will do his duty." Reusing that famous line asked men to see enlistment as a patriotic obligation, the same sense of national duty that had made Nelson a hero. The small royal armorial device of King George V at the top signals official backing for the call. Issued in London in 1914, it reflects the early months of the war, when Britain relied on volunteers to fill its expanding army before conscription was introduced in 1916.
| Created / published | London : Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, [1914] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters British 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Poster is text only, with small armorial device of King George V. Poster no. 1. W 7810-14. 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 | 3,970 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1343_England_expects_every_m_1914 |
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