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WWI Poster, Fill up the Ranks
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WWI Poster, Fill up the Ranks
We re both needed to serve the Guns! Fill up the ranks! Pile up the munitions! Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster showing the importance of the munitions worker as well as the need for troops. Date: 1916
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Committee Fill Guns Importance Khaki Munitions Needed Parliamentary Pile Ranks Recruiting Recruitment Serve Worker Weapons
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This powerful and evocative WWI poster, titled "Fill up the Ranks (We re both needed to serve the Guns! Fill up the ranks! Pile up the munitions!)" dates back to 1916 and was produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee to emphasize the crucial role of both soldiers and munitions workers in the ongoing war effort. The image depicts a determined and resolute figure of a man in a khaki uniform, holding a rifle and gazing intently towards the viewer, while in the background, a factory scene comes to life with workers in industrial uniforms, busy at their stations, producing arms and ammunition. The caption above the soldier's head, "We're both needed to serve the guns!" underscores the idea that both the military personnel on the frontlines and the munitions workers in the factories were essential to the success of the war effort. The poster effectively conveys the sense of unity and shared responsibility towards the war effort, as well as the importance of the industrial sector in the production of weapons and munitions. This vintage poster is a poignant reminder of the critical role that the home front played in the outcome of the First World War, and serves as an important historical document of the era.
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