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whole: a poster design for the Kitchener appeal for recruits to the British Army in May 1915. The image, which is hand
drawn, fills the majority, with a facsimile letter incorporated in the centre surrounded by a decorative border. This letter, and a small
text box at the bottom, are on paper that has been attached to the paper of the drawing.
image: to the left of the composition stand a crowd of male industrial workers, with the smoking chimneys of factories behind. To the right
stand a crowd of British soldiers, artillery shells in front of them and the smoking barrel of a manned howitzer in the background. The
foremost men on both sides look across to each other. In the upper centre of the composition is a small head portrait of Lord Kitchener,
surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves. Just below this are two decorative borders of leaves, on either side of a central text
caption.
text: 5,000,000 MEN
I have said that I would let the country know when more men were wanted for the war. The time has come and I now call for 300,000 recruits
to form new armies -
Those who are engaged on the production of war material of any kind should not leave their work. It is to men who are not performing this
duty that I appeal.
16th May 1915, Kitchener.
PUBLISHED BY RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS, LTD. SOLELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LORD KITCHENER NATIONAL MEMORIAL FUND AND THE BRITISH RED CROSS
FUND. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Kitchener Recruitment Campaign 1914-1916 civilian personnel Western Front 1914-1918 UK munitions / manufacture workers Weapons British Army 1914-1918 British Army Military Personnel Home Front recruiting First World War Artillery Horatio Herbert civilian effort Industry | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Brangwyn, Frank | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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