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Objects and Photos of the First World War > Propaganda > Recruitment Posters

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Patriotic symbols such as the maple leaf and the Union Jack were familiar images in recruitment posters, and patriotism motivated the enlistment of many Canadian and British-born recruits.

Wartime Recruiting Poster
CWM 19800283-010
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