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One sheet World War II Canadian recruitment poster titled "Come on Canada!".
Poster Details & History
• Artist: Illustrated by renowned painter and illustrator Reginald Hubert Rogers.
• Year: Created in 1942.
• Issuer: Published by the Wartime Information Board in Ottawa to encourage enlistment in the Canadian Army.
• Visual Composition: The poster depicts an idealized, determined Canadian infantryman in full battle gear. He is carrying a Thompson submachine gun in his right hand while dynamically gesturing with his left arm raised to wave others forward into battle. Silhouettes of advancing troops fill the background behind him |
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