100,000 Men Are Needed At Once Accession Number: ARTV00565

Description

Early British recruiting poster. This 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
ARTV00565
Artist
Unknown
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 43.4 cm x 34.6 cm
Medium
letterpress on paper
Date Made
c. 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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