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Auction History Result 3d288 REMEMBER SCARBOROUGH linen 39x59 English WWI war poster '15 Kemp-Welch art of Britannia! Date Sold 12/6/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Linenbacked English World War I Poster (measures 39" x 59" [99 x 150 cm]) (Learn More) Remember Scarborough!, the 1915 English World War I (WWI) recruitment poster ("Enlist Now") encouraging citizens to join the armed services in light of the raid on Scarborough by the Germans on December 15, 1914, and featuring Edith Kemp-Welch art of Britannia, carrying the British flag and leading citizens to battle. The Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby on December 16th of 1914 was an attack by the Imperial German Navy on the British ports. The attack resulted in 592 casualties, many of them civilians, of whom 137 died. The attack caused public outrage in Britain towards the German Navy and against the Royal Navy for its failure to prevent the raid. Artist: Edith Kemp-Welch Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had minor wear on the folds. It had tears and tiny paper loss scattered down the middle vertical fold. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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