Poster, 'Follow me!'

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Title

Poster, 'Follow me!'

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This is a British First World War recruiting poster. Until conscription was introduced in May 1916, the United Kingdom was the only major power in Europe to rely on voluntary enlistment. To encourage men to enlist and to ensure enough recruits, the British government ran an extensive poster campaign between October 1914 and September 1915. This particular poster was published in November 1914 and was the first official recruiting poster to use an image. Until that point, recruiting posters ha...

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Format

Image

Date created

November 1914

Creator

Edgar Kealey / Parliamentary Recruiting Committee / Hill, Siffken & Co. (L.P.A. Ltd.)

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/972021

Related subjects

soldiers / War / World War, 1914-1918 / recruiting / ink / paper / political posters / colour lithography / United Kingdom

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