100,000 Men Are Needed At Once Accession Number: ARTV05291

Description

This early British recruiting proclamation-style poster was published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, and aims to encourage men to enlist for war. The poster contains no images, and is very simple in design. It uses only one ink colour - black, and as opposed to more artistic recruiting posters, is designed to convey a large amount of information about enlistment rules, and assistance for wives of soldiers.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV05291
Artist
Unknown
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 43.2 x 34.2 cm
Medium
letterpress on paper
Date Made
c. 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1937
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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