Description
British First World War poster issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (PRC), London. Established in August 1914, the PRC was a combined party organisation chaired by the Prime Minister, Herbert Asquith. It used parliamentary infrastructure to establish schemes that would promote voluntary recruiting. For example, party activists were asked to hold rallies, public meetings and distribute leaflets. The PRC commissioned more than 200 posters which were all published before the introduction of conscription in January 1916. This poster (No.99) features a quotation from a speech made by the Prime Minister, Mr Asquith, calling on the patriotic spirit and sense of honour of all men and women to help win the war. This poster is text only, and printed in black and white.
Details
Accession Number
ARTV00444
Publisher
Parliamentry Recruiting Commitee, London
Measurement
Overall: 76 cm x 51 cm
Medium
letterpress on paper
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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