Britishers, You're Needed, Come Across Now

Description:

World War I poster with the message, "Britishers, You're Needed, Come Across Now." The poster shows a color drawing of a British soldier who is extending his hand across the Atlantic Ocean to a man who is standing in the United States. The poster was intended to encourage existing and former British citizens, who were living in Canada and the United States, to enlist in the British Army. The artist's name, "Lloyd Meyers," is shown near the lower right corner of the drawing. Small printed text in the lower left corner shows "British and Canadian Recruiting Mission." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows " Albert Frank & Co., N.Y. Agents."

Date Issued:

1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Collection:

Military

Subject Topic:

World War I, Albert Frank & Company, and British and Canadian Recruiting Mission

Subject Name:

Meyers, Lloyd

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/A8D77149-DC16-4413-9A09-075390235340