wartime recruiting poster, TAKE UP THE SWORD OF JUSTICE
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wartime recruiting poster, TAKE UP THE SWORD OF JUSTICE

Artifact Number
19720121-084
Date Made
1915/06/
Earliest
1915/06/01
Latest
1915/06/30
Classification
Posters
Inscription
TAKE UP THE SWORD OF JUSTICE; B.P.; PUBLISHED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY RECRUITING COMMITTEE, LONDON. POSTER No.111. PRINTED BY DAVID ALLEN AND SONS LD. HARROW, MIDDLESEX. W. 4502. 25M. 6/15
Medium
ink
Support
paper
Service
civil
Measurements
Height 74.0 cm, Width 50.0 cm
Place Of Origin
EuropeUnited Kingdom, EnglandHarrow
Additional Information
This dramatic British recruitment poster depicts the figure of Justice rising from the sea. In the background, the doomed passenger liner Lusitania sinks amidst its drowning passengers. The May 1915 sinking by a German U-Boat caused 1,200 civilian deaths and sparked widespread outrage.

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The collections of the Canadian War Museum are diverse, and include objects and images pertaining to violence, war and conflict, as well as culturally diverse content. The breadth of the collection reflects Canada and its people, and a history that continues to evolve in the stories we tell, and how they are told.

Advisory

The collections of the Canadian War Museum are diverse, and include objects and images pertaining to violence, war and conflict, as well as culturally diverse content. The breadth of the collection reflects Canada and its people, and a history that continues to evolve in the stories we tell, and how they are told.