Replica World War I recruitment poster, featuring Robert Burns

Key details

Archive number: NTS/02/25/BRN/05/01/351
Alt. number: 3.t140
Date: 2001
On display: Yes

Description

Replica World War I recruitment poster featuring a Robert Burns quote, c. 2001.

This replica poster from the First World War uses a portrait of Burns and lines from his cantata Love and Liberty to urge young men to join the war effort. Burns was used as a patriotic icon in both World Wars.

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