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1914-1918 Carry On
SKU: AW_1020
Description
A British WWI recruiting poster from 1914, showing a depiction of Lord Kitchener in his Field Marshal uniform, encouraging more men to enlist.
Australia pledged a force of 20,000 men to fight in WWI. Posters were used for various government propaganda campaigns during the war, often to encourage men to enlist. The poster features Lord Kitchener, the British Secretary of State for War, and was created by W. B. Co., Sydney.
When war was declared, the fighting was expected to be over by Christmas. For Australia, WWI would become our costliest conflict in terms of deaths and causalities. More than 400,000 men enlisted at a time when our population was less than five million, with more than 60,000 killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed or taken prisoner. WWI eventually ended on 11 November, 1918.
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This is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of New South Wales. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.
Our team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove some of the age-related damage caused by the handling and storage of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.
Description
A British WWI recruiting poster from 1914, showing a depiction of Lord Kitchener in his Field Marshal uniform, encouraging more men to enlist.
Australia pledged a force of 20,000 men to fight in WWI. Posters were used for various government propaganda campaigns during the war, often to encourage men to enlist. The poster features Lord Kitchener, the British Secretary of State for War, and was created by W. B. Co., Sydney.
When war was declared, the fighting was expected to be over by Christmas. For Australia, WWI would become our costliest conflict in terms of deaths and causalities. More than 400,000 men enlisted at a time when our population was less than five million, with more than 60,000 killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed or taken prisoner. WWI eventually ended on 11 November, 1918.
All text © HotPress
This is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of New South Wales. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.
Our team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove some of the age-related damage caused by the handling and storage of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.
