Recruiting Collection (page 8)

The System of Conscription in France (engraving)
1059234 The System of Conscription in France (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The System of Conscription in France)

Other ranks glengarry badge, 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry), c. 1874 (glengarry badge)
5929813 Other ranks glengarry badge, 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry), c.1874 (glengarry badge) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Shoulder title, A Company, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1889-1947 (metal)
5927477 Shoulder title, A Company, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1889-1947 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Shoulder title, A Company)

Button, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1873-1889 (brass)
5927505 Button, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1873-1889 (brass) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Button, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1873-1889)

Officers shako and plume worn by staff member of the East India Companys Recruit Training Depot at Warley, Essex
5925867 Officers shako and plume worn by staff member of the East India Companys Recruit Training Depot at Warley, Essex, 1856 circa by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Ashanti Medal 1900, clasp: Kumassi, Captain H C J Biss, West African Frontier Force (metal)
5920118 Ashanti Medal 1900, clasp: Kumassi, Captain H C J Biss, West African Frontier Force (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Ashanti Medal 1900)

Other ranks glengarry badge, 33rd (The Duke of Wellington s) Regiment, c. 1874 (glengarry badge)
5929642 Other ranks glengarry badge, 33rd (The Duke of Wellington s) Regiment, c.1874 (glengarry badge) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Forage cap worn by Private Charles Gray, 2nd Battalion, 10th (North Lincolnshire) Regiment, c. 1810 (forage cap)
5929194 Forage cap worn by Private Charles Gray, 2nd Battalion, 10th (North Lincolnshire) Regiment, c.1810 (forage cap) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Whistle and chain, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1889 (silver)
5927443 Whistle and chain, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1889 (silver) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Whistle and chain)

Forage cap worn by Private Charles Gray, 2nd Battalion, 10th (North Lincolnshire) Regiment, c. 1810 (forage cap)
5929198 Forage cap worn by Private Charles Gray, 2nd Battalion, 10th (North Lincolnshire) Regiment, c.1810 (forage cap) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Pouch belt plate, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1889-1901 (silver)
5927507 Pouch belt plate, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1889-1901 (silver) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Pouch belt plate)

Shoulder title, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1889-1947 (metal)
5927468 Shoulder title, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1889-1947 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Shoulder title, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles)

Collar badge, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1889-1947 (metal)
5927462 Collar badge, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1889-1947 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Collar badge, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles)

Pouch badge, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1889-1947 (metal)
5927439 Pouch badge, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, 1889-1947 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Pouch badge, Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles)

The British wartime recruitment poster depicting Lord Kitchener with the words "Your Country Needs You"and
2638484 The British wartime recruitment poster depicting Lord Kitchener with the words " Your Country Needs You" and the date 1915

I want you for the Navy, 1917 (colour lithograph)
3740475 I want you for the Navy, 1917 (colour lithograph) by Christy, Howard Chandler (1873-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apply any recruiting station or postmaster)

London: Recruiting Sergeants at Westminster (b / w photo)
7165307 London: Recruiting Sergeants at Westminster (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Recruiting Sergeants at Westminster)

Gee!! I Wish I Were a Man, I d Join the Navy, 1917 (lithograph)
3740474 Gee!! I Wish I Were a Man, I d Join the Navy, 1917 (lithograph) by Christy, Howard Chandler (1873-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Navy Recruiting Station poster )

Destroy this Mad Brute Enlist - U. S. Army, 1918 (colour lithograph)
7075896 Destroy this Mad Brute Enlist - U.S. Army, 1918 (colour lithograph) by Hopps, Harry R. (1869-1937); 106x71 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Trepanning a Recruit, c. 1790. Creator: George Morland

No. 2: He Won't Be A Soldier, May 1, 1798. Creator: Heinrich Schutz
No. 2: He Won't Be A Soldier, May 1, 1798

The inspection of recruits at the threshold of the church of Marcapata (Peru)
LSE4328938 The inspection of recruits at the threshold of the church of Marcapata (Peru), by the pastor of the village, who verify the state of health and strength of the complacent Indians

Avis a la Belle Jeunesse, recruitment poster for the 5th Regiment of Hunters 18th century
JLJ4643485 Avis A la Belle Jeunesse, recruitment poster for the 5th Regiment of Hunters 18th century. Paris, Musee de l Armee by French School, (18th century); Musee de l Armee, Paris

Southern "volunteers", published by Currier & Ives, New York, c. 1862 (litho)
AQS336701 Southern " volunteers", published by Currier & Ives, New York, c. 1862 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 24x36.3 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester

The Secession War or American Civil War, 1861-1865: Recruitment of American blacks
XEE4182114 The Secession War or American Civil War, 1861-1865: Recruitment of American blacks from the Army Regiment of the Union also known as the Black Regiment

U. S. Marine - Be a sea soldier, 1917 (colour lithograph)
5052248 U.S. Marine - Be a sea soldier, 1917 (colour lithograph) by Underwood, Clarence F. (1871-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

National Service Womens Land Army, 1917 (colour lithograph)
5052059 National Service Womens Land Army, 1917 (colour lithograph) by Gawthorn, Henry George (1879-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: God speed the plough and the woman who drives it); British

Carved wooden Company school figure of a sepoy of the Madras Army, 1785 circa (wood)
5923978 Carved wooden Company school figure of a sepoy of the Madras Army, 1785 circa (wood) by Indian School, (18th century); National Army Museum

Mounted Trumpeter, 34th Prince Albert Victors Own Poona Horse, circa 1908 (w / c)
5920188 Mounted Trumpeter, 34th Prince Albert Victors Own Poona Horse, circa 1908 (w/c) by Lovett, Alfred Crowdy (1862-1919); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Mounted Trumpeter)

Soldiers of the 14th (The Ferozepore) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry training at
5920020 Soldiers of the 14th (The Ferozepore) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry training at Panipal, 1883 circa (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); National Army Museum

A sowar of the Rohilla Cavalry, 1820 circa (w / c)
5919966 A sowar of the Rohilla Cavalry, 1820 circa (w/c) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: A sowar of the Rohilla Cavalry, 1820 circa)

Apothecaries of General Roberts Division, 1878 circa (b / w photo)
5919907 Apothecaries of General Roberts Division, 1878 circa (b/w photo) by Burke, John (fl.1878-79); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Apothecaries of General Roberts Division, 1878 circa)

Mexican-American War (1846-48), US recruiting poster, 1847 (engraving)
3470746 Mexican-American War (1846-48), US recruiting poster, 1847 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

US Navy World War 1 poster: Over There
3786253 US Navy World War 1 poster: Over There by Sterner, Albert Edward (1863-1946); (add.info.: US Navy World War 1 poster: Over There)

Punch cartoon regarding John Bright: A Bright Idea, 17 November 1849 (engraving)
6034575 Punch cartoon regarding John Bright: A Bright Idea, 17 November 1849 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bright Idea, 17 November 1849)

The War in South America, recruiting for the Peruvian Army in the Cordillera (engraving)
1037598 The War in South America, recruiting for the Peruvian Army in the Cordillera (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in South America)

The Spanish-American Crisis (litho)
1039474 The Spanish-American Crisis (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish-American Crisis)

The Kanaka Labour Question in Queensland (engraving)
1056241 The Kanaka Labour Question in Queensland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kanaka Labour Question in Queensland)

Reminiscences of the Easter Monday Review, Sketches on the March to Brighton (engraving)
1624495 Reminiscences of the Easter Monday Review, Sketches on the March to Brighton (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info)

South View of the former Theatre Royal in Portugal Street, Lincolns Inn Fields (engraving)
610706 South View of the former Theatre Royal in Portugal Street, Lincolns Inn Fields (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Westminster Central Mart, Hiring Servants (engraving)
610593 Westminster Central Mart, Hiring Servants (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Westminster Central Mart)

To unknown re: troop recruitment, 8th September 1862 (litho)
696072 To unknown re: troop recruitment, 8th September 1862 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 34x36 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

To the Youth of Alabama: We are calling to arms! (recruitment broadside)
696064 To the Youth of Alabama: We are calling to arms! (recruitment broadside), 25th March 1864 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 23.6x30.2 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

The Voice of the Draft, 21st July 1863 (litho)
696095 The Voice of the Draft, 21st July 1863 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 45.5x30.5 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

The Nile Expedition (litho)
1051198 The Nile Expedition (litho) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nile Expedition. Illustration for The Graphic)

Which for Choice? An Object of Interest to the Recruiting Sergeants (engraving)
1048134 Which for Choice? An Object of Interest to the Recruiting Sergeants (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Which for Choice)

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"Recruiting: A Glimpse into the Rich History of Military and Civilian Service" Step back in time with these captivating recruiting posters that have shaped the course of history. From the iconic Royal Navy recruitment poster to the British Military Poster during the inter-war period, each artwork tells a unique story. The Kitchener Poster - "Your Country Needs You" - remains etched in our collective memory as a symbol of patriotism and duty. Joining forces with this powerful message, countless individuals answered the call to serve their nation. For those seeking adventure on land, the Join the Royal Marines Poster beckoned brave souls to embrace challenges head-on and become part of an elite force. Similarly, another recruitment poster for the Corps of Military Police emphasized discipline and order within military ranks. During World War I, Lord Kitchener's stern gaze from his recruiting poster inspired thousands to enlist. The Together Poster showcased unity amidst adversity, reminding us that strength lies in standing shoulder-to-shoulder. Delving further into history, we encounter a Recruitment Poster from 1900 depicting Britain's military might at its zenith. This striking image captures both tradition and progress as soldiers march forward towards an uncertain future. Not limited to men alone, women played a vital role too. The Women's Land Army Poster encouraged females to join agricultural efforts during times of war when every contribution mattered greatly. Across borders, even U. S. Navy sought recruits through vibrant travel posters evoking wanderlust while highlighting opportunities for service abroad. These lithographs transported aspiring sailors into a world filled with excitement and exploration. Beyond military endeavors lie other avenues where dedicated individuals protect society – police forces worldwide seek new members through eye-catching recruitment signs that promise safety under their watchful eyes. Lastly, let us not forget how RAF flyers soared high above enemy lines during World War II; their bravery immortalized by Fly with RAF posters that called upon young aviators ready for the ultimate test of courage.