Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Over There

I found this old poster in the lobby of the Veteran's Centre at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre which my father has recently moved into. There is a bit of printing at the bottom that suggests it may be from 1915 but I'm not sure about that.
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24 comments:

  1. genieJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:40 AM

    What a wonderful find. I love any memorabilia from WWI as my daddy was in the army in France.

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  2. Taken For GrantedJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:02 AM

    That is a wonderful poster from pre- WW I. The soldier's uniform says WW I. Great find for the Signs blog.

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  3. SharonJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:58 AM

    That message is sort of scary in a way.
    I've been watching the whole "Foyle's War" series on Netflix and this poster made me think of that for a minute.

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  4. LowellJanuary 6, 2016 at 10:20 AM

    Sorry to hear about your father. But I'm sure he'll receive the best of care in the Health Sciences Centre.

    Got to watch those "patriotic" posters. They don't mention that you'll probably die if you go "over there."

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  5. GosiaJanuary 6, 2016 at 10:29 AM

    Great poster but I would like to have peace in Europe

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  6. MarleenJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:03 AM

    Almost a hundred years old! Nice find.

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  7. William KendallJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:31 AM

    It certainly does evoke that era.

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  8. VPJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:47 AM

    Century-old history!

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  9. AndyJanuary 6, 2016 at 12:05 PM

    Wow! 100 years old!

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  10. TexWisGirlJanuary 6, 2016 at 1:38 PM

    wow. and sad, too.

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  11. RevrunnerJanuary 6, 2016 at 5:46 PM

    Certainly has that look.

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  12. CloudiaJanuary 6, 2016 at 6:22 PM

    So interesting. *Sigh*

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  13. UnknownJanuary 6, 2016 at 6:30 PM

    That's a very moving poster, belated happy new year...

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  14. Sallie (FullTime-Life)January 6, 2016 at 6:49 PM

    Oh how nice ... The residents must enjoy seeing this and I bet it sparks many conversations and memories.

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  15. Sallie (FullTime-Life)January 6, 2016 at 6:50 PM

    Oh or maybe not about the memories ... I was thinking WWII, but I just noticed the date ...sigh.

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  16. StephanieJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:05 PM

    Nice one! I looked at your previous posts. You have some great shots especially that one.

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  17. LoisJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:31 PM

    What a great find!

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  18. HalcyonJanuary 7, 2016 at 3:34 AM

    Nice sentiment.

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  19. AimeecakesJanuary 7, 2016 at 3:58 AM

    A very cool poster... even if the message is a bit ominous

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  20. PerthDailyPhotoJanuary 7, 2016 at 5:52 AM

    I'm guessing you'll be visiting here quite a bit Pat? Love the poster not so much the message, especially when you think it was all for nought, the world is still fighting!

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  21. EG CameraGirlJanuary 7, 2016 at 9:54 AM

    Signs like this make me sad since I know how awful it was to be a soldier and how many lost their lives in the First World War. The poster makes it seem like it was an adventure...which it was NOT!

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  22. ellen b.January 7, 2016 at 11:47 AM

    Interesting historical sign...

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  23. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2016 at 5:25 PM

    winsome!

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  24. JackJanuary 7, 2016 at 7:49 PM

    I hope your father is happy and well cared-for in his new home. And, yes, it is likely that this poster is really from 1915. That was a period in which posters were used often to generate public attention, and the art work looks like the art from the period.

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