Poster, 'Boys! Come along You're wanted'

About this item

Title

Poster, 'Boys! Come along You're wanted'

Content partner

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Enlist Now! This First World War poster was created by the British Parliamentary Recruiting Committee to encourage the enlistment of young men into the armed forces. The text entreats the unenlisted viewer: 'Boys! / Come along / You're wanted'. It features a silhouette image of a soldier at the left looking to the right, superimposed over a map of southeast England and northwest France and the English Channel. London is marked by an icon of St Pauls, and Paris is marked by an icon of the Eiff...

Read more

Format

Image

Date created

April 1915

Creator

Parliamentary Recruiting Committee / David Allen & Sons Ltd.

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1028338

Related subjects

Soldiers / United Kingdom / War / World War, 1914-1918 / ink / paper / political posters / screen printing

What is the copyright status of this item?

Share, Modify, Use commercially

See below for specifics about how you may use this item.

More Information

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa has this to say about the rights status of this item:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

What can I do with this item?

You must always check with Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa to confirm the specific terms of use, but this is our understanding:

Non-infringing use

NZ Copyright law does not prevent every use of a copyright work. You should consider what you can and cannot do with a copyright work.

Share it

This item is suitable for copying and sharing with others, without further permission.

Modify it

This item is suitable for modifying, remixing and building upon, without further permission.

Use it commercially

This item is suitable for commercial use, without further permission.