Poster, 'Why More Men Are Needed'

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Poster, 'Why More Men Are Needed'

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This text-heavy British First World War poster is typical of the early posters printed by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. It quotes Prime Minister Herbert Asquith's speech at Guildhall on 9 November 1914 where he declared his war aims. It quickly became clear in the early months of the war that many more men were needed to enlist to fight against Germany. One of the more powerful inducements for men to sign up was to invoke the vulnerability and sufferings of Belgium and France, which...

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Image

Date created

November 1914

Creator

Parliamentary Recruiting Committee / Roberts & Leete Ltd.

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1142190

Related subjects

World War, 1914-1918 / War / ink / paper / political posters / offset lithography / United Kingdom

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