Britons! Your country needs you / Printed by Saunders & Cullingham, 2 ...
Poster showing map of British Isles behind text. Poster no. 23. Wt. 8936. 50M. 1632/12/14.
First call I need you in the Navy this minute! Our country will always...
Recruiting poster showing Uncle Sam. Public domain scan of World War One propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gott seegne sic euch meine Kinder! Sagte die Mutter
Print shows a military officer standing on the left, addressing a family on a walk along a river; he is pointing toward a young man who is holding his mother as she responds to the news that her son is needed f... More
Martial motions or military manouevres - prudence
British recruitment poster shows soldiers in uniform, arms and armaments, two soldiers with swords thinking about how they will treat their enemies, and a scene with soldiers appealing to civilians to enlist. I... More
![[Certificate of membership for the Washington National Monument Society] / Lith. by E. Weber & Co.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTAvMDEvMDEvY2VydGlmaWNhdGUtb2YtbWVtYmVyc2hpcC1mb3ItdGhlLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tbmF0aW9uYWwtbW9udW1lbnQtc29jaWV0eS1saXRoLTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Certificate of membership for the Washington National Monument Society] / Lith. by E. Weber & Co.")
[Certificate of membership for the Washington National Monument Societ...
Certificate to raise funds to erect the Washington Monument shows two designs for the monument and two vignettes.
Aéronautique militaire, 37e régiment d'aviation du Maroc - engagements...
Text only broadside requests that men with experience in a variety of occupations volunteer to join the aeronautics corps for service in Morocco. A red and blue stripe runs diagonally across the text. Tissandi... More
The volunteers in defence of the government against usurpation, 1861 /...
Print shows a man standing at center, holding an American flag, with two soldiers in uniform and holding rifles, standing to the right and left in the foreground; behind them are the wheels of a wagon attached ... More
The volunteers in defence of the government against usurpation, 1861 /...
Print shows a man standing at center, holding an American flag, with two soldiers in uniform and holding rifles, standing to the right and left in the foreground; behind them are the wheels of a wagon attached ... More
The draft - an exempt - abundant disqualification
Three panel cartoon showing three men, one unfortunate who was drafted, and two others who are offering various excuses for not being eligible for the draft. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 6, no. 295 (1862 Augu... More
Scene, Fifth Avenue - A man and a woman standing next to each other
Cartoon shows a well-dressed man telling a woman "Ah! Dearest Addie! I've succeeded. I've got a substitute!" The woman, holding him at arms length, replies "Have you? What a curious coincidence! And I have foun... More
Scene, Fifth Avenue wood engraving, Library of Congress
Cartoon shows a well-dressed man telling a woman "Ah! Dearest Addie! I've succeeded. I've got a substitute!" The woman, holding him at arms length, replies "Have you? What a curious coincidence! And I have foun... More
![The Civil War in America: claiming exemption from the draught [i.e., draft] in New York](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjEvdGhlLWNpdmlsLXdhci1pbi1hbWVyaWNhLWNsYWltaW5nLWV4ZW1wdGlvbi1mcm9tLXRoZS1kcmF1Z2h0LWllLWRyYWZ0LWluLW5ldy1lZDUwMzctMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "The Civil War in America: claiming exemption from the draught [i.e., draft] in New York")
The Civil War in America: claiming exemption from the draught [i.e., d...
Men in room seeking exemption from being drafted into the military. Illus. from: The Illustrated London news, 1863 Jan. 3, p. 28.
Formation of guerilla bands, Confederate States of America.
Ruined farmers being recruited for Confederate guerrilla forces during the Civil War. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: Sketches from the Civil War in North America, 1861, '62, '63 / by V. Blada... More
Enlistment of Sickles' brigade - Public domain book illustration
Satire on the disreputable class of men allegedly recruited in New York City by Colonel Daniel Sickles for the Excelsior brigade. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: Sketches from the Civil War in... More
The adventures of a conscript as told by himself
Uncut sheet of twelve illustrated cards presenting the adventures of a rabbit drafted for military service during the Civil War. Title from related materials. Attributed to James Queen. Copyright by William A. ... More
![Albert S. Johnston crossing the dessert [sic] to join the Southern army](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTcvYWxiZXJ0LXMtam9obnN0b24tY3Jvc3NpbmctdGhlLWRlc3NlcnQtc2ljLXRvLWpvaW4tdGhlLXNvdXRoZXJuLWFybXktNTI4ZjUxLTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "Albert S. Johnston crossing the dessert [sic] to join the Southern army")
Albert S. Johnston crossing the dessert [sic] to join the Southern arm...
Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Blada's war sketches. London [i.e. Baltimore], 1864, pl. 20.
Substitute office. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Satire on the hiring of substitutes to serve in the Union army for well-to-do Northerners. The "ablebodied" substitutes are shown as drunks and gamblers. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Bla... More
The recruiting business - A cartoon of a man sitting at a table talkin...
Cartoon shows a well dressed man "Volunteer-Broker" with an old man, the volunteer, in a barbershop talking to the barber, "Look a-here - I want you to trim up this old chap with a flaxen wig and a light mustac... More
Recruiting for the war--scene at the recruiting tents in the park, New...
Group of soldiers, other men and cannon outside recruiting building. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1864, March 19, p. 404. Reference copy in LOT 4420-0.
War views. No. 2041, Bounty brokers looking out for substitutes
Stereograph shows a line of men standing outside a recruitment office looking for men to enlist in the army for the bonuses offered by local, state, or federal agencies. (DLC/PP-2012:069.07)
Certificate of service Max Rosenthal
Print shows a certificate to certify that someone served as a volunteer in the "Volunteer Army of the United States in obedience to the call of A. Lincoln, President to suppress the Southern Rebellion of 1861."... More
War views. No. 2042, Bounty brokers looking out for substitutes
Stereograph shows a group of men standing next to a sign offering a "Bounty" of "$500! Prize Money!" in front of a recruitment office for the U.S. Navy; they are looking for men to enlist in the navy for the bo... More
The recruiting-sergeant and the tough subject / Gillam.
Illustration shows Benjamin F. Butler as a "Recruiting-Sergeant" holding a paper that states "Join the Butler Army OH! - Victory and Spoils in 1884", appealing to a man sitting on a chair, holding a "Southern V... More
Grand Army of the Republic. Department of Penna. Lieut. George P. Scud...
Print shows a blank membership certificate for the Grand Army of the Republic, Dept. of Pennsylvania, Lieut. Geo. P. Scudder Post, No. 340, with a infantry soldier holding a rifle, standing on the left, a caval... More
The Presidential recruiting-office / Gillam., Political Cartoon
Illustration shows the interior of a recruiting office for the presidency with Uncle Sam and Puck examining potential recruits against a height chart labeled, from low to high, "Notoriety, Popularity, Capabilit... More
U.S.S. Vermont, recruiting office, US Navy. Dry Plate Negative by Detr...
Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). "3" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021031. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
U.S.S. Vermont, recruiting office
Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S.S. Vermont, recruiting office
Public domain photograph of American ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S.S. Vermont, recruiting office, US Navy. Dry Plate Negative by Detr...
Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). "3" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021030. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
U.S.S. Vermont, recruits waiting for examination
Date based on negative D4-21040. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021041. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
U.S.S. Vermont, recruits waiting for examination
Public domain image of an American navy warship, 19th-century ship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
This device on hat or helmet means U.S. Marines / F.
U.S. Marine Corps insignia and hat and helmet with the insignia. Promotional goal: U.S. J26. 191-.
South Carolina men in blue, spring 1861
Group portrait of officers from the Flying Artillery, a volunteer militia organization, wearing their blue militia uniforms, at the time of their induction into the Confederate Army, Sullivans Island, South Car... More
U.S. Marines - first to hoist Old Glory on foreign soil Join them for ...
U.S. Marines recruitment poster showing marines raising the American flag on a bamboo flagpole; also shows wood engraved scenes of marines in action in foreign countries. Reproductions of wood engravings by Axe... More
Armée de Terre et Armée de Mer. Ordre de Mobilisation Générale
Broadside. Translation of title: Army and navy. The General Mobilisation Order. Promotional goal: Fr. J2. 1914. Item is no. 94 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs... More
Stand by! A campaign of comradeship.
Membership campaign poster for the Girls Division of the New York War Camp Community Service showing a painting by Albert Herter of Liberty standing behind a soldier and helping him hold up the American flag.
Men wanted for the Army / I.B. Hazelton 1914.
Poster showing soldiers running in a field. Public domain scan of American poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Britain's new million army. Complete the second half million. ...
Poster is text only. Public domain scan of British poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
You are no exception. Join now Stone Ltd
Poster shows a silhouette of a man scratching his head and saying: I should go but !!! No. 4.
U.S. Marines - "Soldiers of the sea" Good pay - foreign travel - conge...
U.S. Marines recruitment poster showing marines coming ashore with ships in the background; also shows a series of views of marines engaged in training, educational, and recreational activities, as well as the ... More
Your king & country need you to maintain the honour and glory of the B...
Poster showing a Scottish soldier in uniform with kilt, standing on a street corner in a Belgian village. Caption: A wee "scrap o' paper" is Britain's bond. Copyright Dobson, Molle & Co. Ltd. Poster no. 17.
Colonel Fowler is calling for men for the 104th. Are you going with hi...
Poster is text only. Public domain scan of Canadian poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"All in the day's work" Enlist in the United States Marine Corps for i...
U.S. Marines recruitment poster showing recruits engaged in various activities at a Marine Corps training camp.
Britain's strong arm, and yours, will carry us through. Enlist now / P...
Poster is text only. Wt. 9488 30M. 12/14. Poster no. 28.
Men wanted for the army / Michael P. Whelan.
U.S. Army recruiting poster showing officers and soldiers sending or receiving information through wireless and signal flags, other soldiers position and prepare to fire a cannon. Form no. 401. A.G.O.
The first line of defense needs you - enlist in the Navy / H. Shirer.
U.S. Navy recruitment poster showing a ship at sea. Issued by City of Boston Committee on Public Safety.
"Get into khaki"; we are doing our bit / H.M. Burton.
Poster shows an Australian soldier with rifle in one hand gesturing toward other soldiers in battle.
He did his duty - will you? U.S. Marines - join for active service lan...
U.S. Marines recruitment poster showing half-length portrait of George Dewey. Poster caption continues: "No finer military organization than the Marine Corps exists in the world" George Dewey, Admiral of the Na... More
U.S. Marines - serve America on land and sea
U.S. Marines recruitment poster showing marine with a rifle patrolling docks.
Be up-to-date - be a U.S. Marine First to change the old campaign hat ...
U.S. Marines recruitment poster showing a marine putting on a helmet as he looks over a barricade of sandbags on which a rifle rests. Courtesy New York Herald.
"England expects every man to do his duty" and join the army to-day / ...
Poster is text only, with small armorial device of King George V. Poster no. 1. W 7810-14.
The veteran's farewell. Enlist now! / Frank Dadd 1914 ; Printed by Pet...
Poster showing a veteran bidding farewell to a soldier, as others set off in the background.
U.S. Marines - first to fight in France for freedom Enlist with the "s...
U.S. Marines recruitment poster showing a group of marines rushing into battle carrying the American flag and the flag of the Marine Corps.
The Klan wants you, US Army Photo
Poster showing Uncle Sam pointing finger, modeled on James Montgomery Flagg's "I want you for the U.S. Army."
The regular - ready! He was - he is - he will be Enlist for the infant...
U.S. Army recruiting poster showing a soldier standing with gun ready, with a wreath in the background.
The famous 13th, 42nd, and 73rd battalions C.E.F. Royal Highlanders of...
Poster shows recruiting announcement on a Union Jack. Public domain scan of Canadian poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Join the U.S. Marine Corps Soldiers of the sea!
U.S. Marine Corps recruitment poster showing a soldier holding a rifle and standing in the bow of a small boat.
![The new armies. More men are needed at once. Complete the second half-million and ensure success abroad and safety at home. [...]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvdGhlLW5ldy1hcm1pZXMtbW9yZS1tZW4tYXJlLW5lZWRlZC1hdC1vbmNlLWNvbXBsZXRlLXRoZS1zZWNvbmQtaGFsZi1taWxsaW9uLWEzZDAwNC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "The new armies. More men are needed at once. Complete the second half-million and ensure success abroad and safety at home. [...]")
The new armies. More men are needed at once. Complete the second half-...
War Office, 19th October, 1914. Poster is text only, with small arms and monogram of King George V above.
Poster - To arms! / L. Ravenhill. - Public domain lithograph
Poster showing "Recruiting-Sergeant Punch" gesturing and standing in front of a broadside, mostly indistinct but reading, "Wanted. 500,000 men for the Army... Recruiting office... Kitchener." Caption: Recruitin... More
Forward! To victory with the 245 Overseas Canadian Grenadier Guards Ba...
Poster shows soldiers charging forward under the number 245. Public domain scan of Canadian poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rally round the flag. Every fit man wanted / L.S. & Co.
Poster is text only, with small British flag at top. Poster no. 2. W. 8839 12/14.
U.S. Marines - active service - land, sea, air
U.S. Marines recruitment poster showing marine with a rifle patrolling docks.
Come now! With the 173rd Overseas Battalion, Canadian Highlanders
Poster shows a soldier playing bagpipes. Public domain scan of Canadian poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Here is opportunity See the world, serve your country, save your money...
U.S. Navy recruitment poster showing a sailor pointing to a billboard while encouraging a young man to "join the navy and see the world"; also includes list of occupations available in the navy, reasons for joi... More
Men of the empire to arms! God save the king! / H.W. & V., Ld.
Text continues: "We are fighting for a worthy purpose, and we shall not lay down our arms until that purpose has been fully achieved." The King. Poster is text only, with small armorial device of King George V.... More
His Majesty's Coldstream Guards / Ernest Ibbetson, '14.
Recruiting poster for the Cold Stream Guards shows various uniforms worn by the Guards. In each corner are vignettes of the Guards on duty in London and on each side is listed the campaigns in which the Guards ... More
Recruits wanted ... fall in boys!
Poster shows a soldier playing bagpipes. Public domain scan of Canadian poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Will they never come? / printed and published by The Associated Newspa...
Poster showing a wounded soldier with a rifle, standing over a fallen fellow soldier, and turning to a vignette of a rugby game in a stadium. Poster probably alludes to the recruitment of athletes for the Sport... More
U.S. Marines - "Soldiers of the sea" / Bruce Moore.
U.S. Marines recruitment poster showing marines in a landing party. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Poster - Canadian Mounted Rifles - Public domain lithograph
Poster shows four soldiers on horseback, one holding binoculars and looking toward a French(?) village.
Men wanted for the army / Michael P. Whelan.
U.S. Army recruiting poster showing an officer standing with a soldier next to an artillery battery manned by two men at a fort.
The trumpet calls / Norman Lindsay.
Poster shows an Australian soldier blowing a trumpet with other soldiers, in a fox hole(?) with guns, are at his feet. In background, gray images of Australian men of various occupations.
Your king and country need you. Join the army until the war is over / ...
Poster is text only, with small armorial device of King George V. Poster no. 3. W. 7810. 11/14.
Offer your services now. Our brave soldiers at the front need your hel...
Poster is text only, with small armorial device of King George V. Poster no. 6. W. 7458 11/14.
I'm doing my duty are you? Your Navy needs you this minute / / Clinton...
U.S. Navy recruitment poster showing a sailor holding a rifle. Issued by City of Boston Committee on Public Safety.
Come on you sea-cooks Enlist in Naval Reserve Force - for the war only...
Naval Reserve recruitment poster showing a navy cook at a stove; includes text promoting the position as a sea cook, as well as a list of the wages for various cook and mess positions.
![Your king & country need you. Another 100,000 men wanted. [...]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkveW91ci1raW5nLWFuZC1jb3VudHJ5LW5lZWQteW91LWFub3RoZXItMTAwMDAwLW1lbi13YW50ZWQtMGQxZjI4LTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "Your king & country need you. Another 100,000 men wanted. [...]")
Your king & country need you. Another 100,000 men wanted. [...]
133,000, 8/14. Poster is text only. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Join the Canadian Grenadier Guards
Poster shows a Grenadier Guard; in background the Guard's Armoury and a vignette of soldiers in battle.
The Red Cross serves humanity Join now / / C.W. Anderson.
Red Cross recruitment poster showing a Red Cross nurse seated at a desk, with her left arm raised.
We will uphold the priceless gem of liberty ... shall we help to crush...
Poster shows soldier standing at attention, framed by two Union Jacks. French language version: POS - Can .A01, no. 32.
Your king & country need you to maintain the honour and glory of the B...
Poster showing an old veteran, wearing his decorations, shaking hands with a young soldier. Caption: A chip of the old block. Copyright by Dobson, Molle & Co. Ltd. Poster no. 18.
The veteran's farewell. Enlist now! / Frank Dadd 1914 ; printed by Str...
Poster showing a veteran bidding farewell to a soldier, as others set off in the background.
"C" Battery Royal Canadian horse artillery require good men for immedi...
Poster shows Canadian soldiers riding horses on battlefield. Public domain photograph - World War One artillery, armed forces, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The thin khaki line keeps the fate of Belgium from your hearth and hom...
Poster shows soldiers with rifle in silhouette. Public domain scan of Canadian poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Wake up England" Complete the second half-million
Poster is text only, with small arms and monogram of King George V above.
Boys to the farm -- bring your chums and do your bit -- S.O.S. / E. H...
Poster shows man in Sons of the Soil uniform blowing a bugle to summon men to the Sons of the Soil corps. In the background, men in the S.O.S. uniform head for the fields. Text indicates that the bugler is wear... More
Berufswechsel / bilder von W. A. Wellner
Print shows a series of comic scenes regarding the change in occupations of citizens who become soldiers: a professor of chemistry is shown making coffee; a high school teacher has become a drill instructor; an... More
Loyal talk won't beat Kaiser Krupp Kulture, trained men will! Enlist n...
Poster shows silhouette of soldiers in battle. Public domain scan of Canadian poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Help the boys to keep them running
Poster shows German soldiers fleeing amidst explosions. Public domain scan of German poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Another call "More men and still more until the enemy is crushed" Lord...
Poster showing a soldier blowing a bugle. Public domain scan of British poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Young man ... join now, the 73rd Royal Highlanders of Canada
Poster is text only. Public domain photograph of street advertisement signs, downtown commercial district, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Your king and country need you. Enlist now / H.W. & V. Ld.
Poster showing text with small armorial device of King George V, against a background of the British flag. Poster no. 5. W 3004 11/14.
Attention! ... Canadian Grenadier Guards now recruiting
Poster shows two soldiers, in profile, standing at attention. Public domain photograph related to army, military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Nous defendrons le precieux joyau de la liberte ... aiderons nous a ec...
Poster shows soldier standing at attention, framed by two Union Jacks. English language version: POS - Can .A01, no. 31.
The Jews the world over love liberty, have fought for it & will fight ...
Poster shows a soldier cutting the bonds from a Jewish man, who strains to join a group of soldiers running in the distance and says, "You have cut my bonds and set me free - now let me help you set others free... More
Why don't they come? ... join the 148th Battalion
Poster shows soldier in battle with vignette of hockey game rising from his smoking rifle.
500 men wanted for the 237th Overseas Battalion, C.E.F.
Poster shows a soldier pointing upwards. Public domain scan of Canadian poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
His Majesty's Army ... vacancies exist
Recruiting poster for British Army shows four Army units, Hussars, Highlanders, Infantry and the Army Service Corps. Drawings of soldiers in uniform by Ernest Ibbetson and John McNeill.
Enlist in the Navy follow the boys in blue for home and country / / G....
U.S. Navy recruitment poster showing civilian men in queue receiving their navy gear and boarding a battleship.
The army wants you - Public domain portrait print
"Poster Verkerke Reprodukties NV ... silkscreened in the Netherlands." Published in: Prop art / Gary Yanker. New York : Darien House, 1972. Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983.