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Aircraft of the R.A.F. - Some Famous Types - I
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster depicting ten different types of Allied aircraft. The poster was one of a series of similar posters used for the identification of aircraft and features images of the d...ARTV03470
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Aircraft of the R.A.F. - Some Famous Types - II
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Maker: Unknown LONDON : H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE, [N.D.] (S.L. : FOSH & CROSS) Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster depicting ten different types of Allied aircraft. The poster was one of a series of similar posters used for the identification of aircraft and features images of the d...ARTV03471
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Back the Boys with War Savings: Save at Least a Bob in the Pound Every Pay Day
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Maker: Unknown National Savings Committee H.M. Stationery Office J. Howitt & Son Ltd.
British Second World War poster promoting personal savings. During the Second World War great emphasis was placed upon saving money. By being frugal with money, it meant that less money was being spen...ARTV03415
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Back them up!: Heavy bombers of the R.A.F. often fly a total distance of 1,200 miles and over 15,000 ft. mountains in the Alps, to bomb the industrial towns of North Italy
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Thos Forman and Sons
British Second World War poster referring to the vital nature of home front support for British forces overseas. The image fills the top two thirds of the poster with the title underneath. The image i...ARTV02293
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Beware...It may be a flak trap
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Maker: Unknown [S.L. : AIR FORCE, N.D.]
Australian propaganda posters during the Second World War were used to instil anti-Japanese attitudes. Using racial stereotypes and derogatory humour the posters harboured fear and caution amongst Aus...ARTV03291
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Britain's Aircraft Exhibition
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Information Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd.
During and slightly after the Second World War, the Ministry of Information created travelling exhibitions to present to audiences on the home front details about the war. These exhibitions ranged fro...ARTV02310
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FIDO: Fog Investigation Dispersal Operation: Britain's wartime engineering triumphs
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Maker: Unknown
This British poster shows a photograph of a Avro Lancaster taking off as fog is dispersed by lines of burning petrol; also three small black and white photographs showing fog dispersal operations.ARTV08481
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From the Prime minister... wings for victory week
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Chromoworks Ltd
British Second World War poster issued by the National Savings Committee, London as part of the 1943 "Wings for Victory" Campaign. Launched in March 1943 this campaign was one of the most successful o...ARTV07099
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Great Britian will pursue the war against Japan to the very end
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Maker: Unknown J. Howitt & Son Ltd.
Propaganda was essential for boosting morale particularly during the tail end of the war. During the final strikes against Japan, British forces operated as an integral part of the American task force...ARTV00284
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Instead of these we are making these
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Maker: Unknown Department of War Organisation of Industry
This Australian Second World War poster was produced by Department of War Organsiation of Industry, advising that instead of making furniture for domestic use the resources are channeled into aircraft...ARTV02156
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It's the Finish That Counts
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster issued by the Ministry for Aircraft Production stressing the importance of smooth finishes during aircraft production to ensure aircraft reach their full speed capacity...ARTV03479
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"Let us go forward together"
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office J Weiner Ltd
Second World War British poster depicts a shoulder-length image of the British Prime Minister, Mr (later Sir) Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, MP, with a quotation from his first speech as Prime Min...ARTV03821
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More plywood please
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Supply Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd.
British Second World War poster produced by the Ministry of Supply. The design features a series of blueprints layered in the background for military crafts that use plywood in their construction, suc...ARTV01410
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More plywood please
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Supply Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd.
British Second World War poster produced by the Ministry of Supply. The design features a series of blueprints layered in the background for military crafts that use plywood in their construction, suc...ARTV01479
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Our answer: All-out production
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Aircraft Production Unknown
Canadian Second World War poster. The poster depicts an arm with a clenched fist, stretching out into the sky, surrounded by aircraft. The poster links domestic war-time production with victory overse...ARTV05148
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See How Your Salvage Helps a Bomber
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Wm. Brown & Co. Ltd.
During the Second World War, to lighten the pressures of production for civil resources and thus allow greater resources to be pulled into war-related production, most governments around the world put...ARTV03407
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See how your salvage helps a bomber: scrap metal, waste paper, waste rubber, bones
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Rickards, Gordon Francis Bute
Depicting a Vickers Wellington bomber, this poster is designed to show the value of waste metal, waste paper, waste rubber and bones in the making of a bomber aircraft. This poster was all part of a s...ARTV01481
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Ships Must Have Radio For Contact With Base
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Maker: Unknown Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Ltd (AWA) Unknown
'From base to ship to plane, to tank, and back again to base goes a constant stream of wireless messages. These require the best radio equipment. That explains why Radiolas are at present unavailable ...ARTV02857
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Smooth Finish: Record Speed
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Aircraft Production Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster possibly aimed at RAF pilots, emphasising the importance of landing smoothly and taking care. The poster depicts the needle of a record player with a twin-engined light...ARTV03480
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Tanks must have radio...
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Maker: Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Ltd (AWA) Unknown Unknown
Australian Second World War poster produced by Amalgamated Wireless Australia (AWA) to explain why Radiolas (radio sets) are not available to civilians, as radio equipment is vital for communications ...ARTV09802