Young men of Briton. Listen! don't you hear your country calling... Accession Number: ARTV00979

Description

British First World War recruitment poster issued by the Publicity Department of the Central Recruiting Depot in Whitehall. Text only the poster features a poem by H.C Hemy addressed to the ' Young Men of Britain' . The text is printed in yellow and black against a white background within a yellow border.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV00979
Artist
Unknown
Printer
Andrew Reid and Co
Publisher
The Publicity Department, Central Recruiting Depot
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 43.8 x 35.8 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
1914-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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