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Air Raid: no safe shelter available
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Maker: Unknown Unknown Unknown
British First World War poster printed with civil defence information in black text regarding accommodation availability in an air raid shelters.ARTV00793
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An appeal to you
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Maker: Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Roberts & Leete
British First World War poster issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. A British soldier beckons the viewer to enlist with his left hand, and holds his rifle with fixed bayonet in the right...ARTV00450
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Answer the call right quickly
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Maker: Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Chorley & Pickersgill
Depicts the flags of Britain, France, the naval ensign of Russia, and the flag of Belgium as a backdrop for the slogan, printed in black ink, 'Answer the call right quickly'. The use of Allied flags m...ARTV00588
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Appeal to women: make every penny do the work of two...
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Maker: Unknown Parliamentary War Savings Committee David Allen & Sons Ltd
British First World War poster issued by the Parliamentary War Savings Committee (Poster No.5) to promote savings for a War Loan. The title and text are a direct appeal to women encouraging them to do...ARTV00921
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A typical hut in Flanders
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Maker: Wright, Edgar Young Men's Christian Association Unknown
This First World War British poster was designed by Edgar Wright and published by the Young Men's Christian Association. The image is of a YMCA hut that was built beside a row of trees in Flanders. Th...ARTV05868
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Australia has promised Britain 50,000 more men
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Maker: Syno Unknown Unknown
Australian First World War recruitment poster. Towards the end of 1915, a War Census of the Australian population showed that 244,000 single men of military age were available for enlistment. Accordin...ARTV05613
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Australia has promised Britain 50,000 more men
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Maker: Syno Unknown
Towards the end of 1915, a War Census of the Australian population showed that 244,000 single men of military age were available for enlistment. Accordingly, on 26 November 1915, the government with W...ARTV00021
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Britain needs you at once
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Maker: Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd.
Recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, depicting Saint George mounted on a white charger killing a dragon.ARTV01139
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British women! The Royal Air Force needs your help
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Maker: Unknown Dangerfield Printing Co Ltd
This First World War British poster was designed to encourage women to join the Royal Air Force as motorcyclists, clerks, waitresses and cooks. The poster features a woman in a W.R.A.F uniform pointin...ARTV01304
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Britons! Your Country Needs You
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Maker: Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Saunders & Cullingham
British recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (poster No. 23). This is a slight variation of the solely text-based designs that were produced at the very beginning (thi...ARTV00435
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Don't stand looking at this
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Maker: Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
British First World War recruitment poster depicts silhouetted soldiers going into action - the text calls for viewers to help them, rather than be content to merely look at the poster. The brown silh...ARTV07427
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Do your bit! Save food.
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Food Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd
First World War British food control poster issued by the Ministry of Food (No.54). It features a shoulder-length depiction of a British infantryman, looking directly out of the poster, with his right...ARTV00382
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Eat Less Bread
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Food Hill, Siffken & Co. (L.P.A., Ltd.)
bakery products, bread; poster urging people to 'eat less bread', which will save scarce resourcesARTV07403
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Every pound invested in national war bonds...
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Maker: A J British Government Unknown
ship yards, warship; poster depicting a ship being built, encouraging purchase of war bondsARTV00970
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Feed the guns with war bonds and help to end the war
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Maker: Thomas, Samuel Herbert Unknown H & C Graham Ltd Litho
British First World War poster issued to promote the sale of War bonds to help the war effort. The image is positioned right of centre, with a blank area upper left. It is a depiction of a large unman...ARTV05980
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Fewer hot baths - and save Coal!
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Maker: Unknown [s.l.] : Coal Mines Department, Board of Trade [n.d.] (London : Dangerfield Printing Co.) Coal Mines Department, Board of Trade. Dangerfield Printing Co Ltd
British First World War poster issued by the Coal Mines Department of the Board of Trade. It features a giant lump of coal floating against an orange background. The text urges the viewer to conserve ...ARTV00181
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Fight for King and Empire
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Maker: Hanbury, Thomsett & Co Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
Recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee early in the war. This is a text based poster. The only image is the insignia of the Royal Charter. The title text is in blue let...ARTV04941
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Is your home here? Defend it
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Maker: Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Roberts & Leete
British First World War recruitment poster issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. It features a map of the British Isles, coloured green and divided into recruiting areas for each regiment ...ARTV00451
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Make your money work too : buy war savings certificates, your money will grow and secure your comfort in the future
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Maker: Burton, Charles National War Savings Committee Unknown
This First World War British poster was designed by Charles Burton and aims to encourage the public to purchase war savings certificates. Set against a blue background, the image depicts a shipping sc...ARTV00945
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Men of London Remember We Must Have More Men so Join Now and help to shorten the Duration of War
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Maker: Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Andrew Reid and Co
British recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. Depicts the Dome of St Paul's Cathedral, which is located in London, surrounded by the flags of the Allied nations: on th...ARTV00563
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Men of the Empire - to arms!
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Maker: Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd
British recruiting poster produced early in the war by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. This is a text-based poster employing alternating red and blue text to provide visual interest - the only...ARTV00440
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Now : the bayonets have won through, its your turn now, buy war savings certificates
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Maker: Unknown National War Savings Committee H & C Graham Ltd Litho
This British First World War poster was printed by H & C Graham and aims to encourage the public to purchase war savings certificates. The main image is of a thick line of Bayonets, pointing upwards a...ARTV00948
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Our Daddy is fighting
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Maker: Unknown Commonwealth Government of Australia John Sands Pty Ltd
Australian First World War poster promoting the sale of war bonds. It features a charming illustration of a little boy and girl dressed in white, holding hands. The boy holds a Union Jack, and the gir...ARTV03502
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Queen mary's army auxiliary corps. enrol to-day
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Maker: Unknown Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps Unknown
This First World War British poster was designed to encourage women to enlist in Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (QMAAC). The poster depicts a woman wearing the uniform of the QMAAC, with a small ca...ARTV03226
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Rally round the flag...
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Maker: Collett Publicity Department, Central London Recruiting Depot Unknown
Early British First World War recruitment poster issued by the War Office. It is an appeal to the viewers patriotism. The image takes up the whole and is a depiction of a British infantryman holding h...ARTV05143
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Reconstruction pamphlets...
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Reconstruction Unknown
British poster produced after the First World War to advertise information pamphlets published by the Ministry of Reconstruction. The pamphlets sold for 2D and addressed issues such as employment, wag...ARTV06448
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Remember Belgium: Enlist to-day
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Maker: Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Henry Jenkinson Ltd.
British First World War recruitment poster issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. It features a full length portrait of a British infantryman standing on a hill, holding his rifle. A Belgiu...ARTV00843
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Remember the 'Lusitania' It Is Your Duty to Take Up the Sword of Justice to Avenge This Devil's Work
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Maker: Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee White & Co
British atrocity propaganda poster, using the sinking of the British civilian ship, the Lusitania, by German torpedoes in 1915 as an inducement to enlist. The Lusitania became a notorious war crime, ...ARTV00520
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Save the food
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Food Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd
British First World War poster issued by the Ministry of Food (Food Control poster No.53) . The poster is text only with the title 'Save the Food' occupying the whole, in blue with black shadowing. A...ARTV00374
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Silence
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Maker: Unknown MILES-litho
Depicts British First World War poster featuring Britannia with her right index finger to her lips in a gesture of silence. Extended text reads: "Do not talk. When you know that your unit is making p...ARTV01307
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Speed the " silver bullet " : buy the new Government war loan...
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Maker: Unknown Parliamentary War Savings Committee Dobson Molle & Co. Ltd
British First World War poster issued by the Parliamentary War Savings Committee (No. 3) advertising the New Government War Loan. Text only printed top to bottom in blue ink set against a black backgr...ARTV01004
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The best money box
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Maker: Unknown Scottish War Savings Committee McLagan & Cumming
Depicts a globe of the world with Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia visible. The parts of the globe under the aegis of British rule are coloured pink. The globe is placed upon a brown d...ARTV05955
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The key to the situation munitions and men
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Maker: Seargeant Bros Ltd. Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
British recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. The poster uses a large black key as a device to attract the attention of viewers. This is a slightly more sophisticated...ARTV04666
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The Kitchen is the Key to Victory
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Food Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd
Depicts a smiling young woman, perhaps a housewife, or a servant, lifting a large saucepan from a wood or coal fired stove. She is wearing a red frock, with a white housecoat over it. A golden key is...ARTV00384
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The Prussian Octopus
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Maker: Unknown Unknown H. & C. Graham Ltd.
A First World War propaganda poster which comments on declarations by the German Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg about the non aggressive ambitions of the German Empire. The image which fills...ARTV00125
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The World's Verdict on Germany
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Maker: Unknown Wyman & Sons
British poster describing the position of Germany as inhabiting a morally untenable position in the context of its annexation of Belgium. The poster combines text with images of flags of countries th...ARTV00530
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[Treaty signed in Versailles...Germany has agreed to conditions of Allied Countries: War Which Which was Fought For has Ended at Last]
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Maker: Unknown
Indian poster depicting the flags of Great Britain, the United States of America, and France. The flags surround the Tudor, or Imperial crown, representing King George of Great Britain, who was the E...ARTV00600
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Unmasking the peace loan
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Maker: Unknown Commonwealth Government of Australia EB Studios
Australian post-war poster appealing to viewers to apply for 'Peace Loans' which were needed to recoup the cost of the war. Peace loans functioned along the same lines of the War Loans, in that peopl...ARTV00010
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W.A.A.C. : Every fit woman can release a fit man...
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Maker: The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Unknown J Weiner Ltd
British First World War recruitment poster issued by the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (W.A.A.C.). It features a three-quarter length portrait in the centre right of a smiling, waving woman in WAAC uni...ARTV01284
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War weapons week
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Maker: Unknown Scottish War Savings Committee McLagan & Cumming
First World War British poster depicting Short Type 827/830 flying boat flying over beach, warships at sea in background, appeals for purchase of war bonds and war savings certificates to provide 'war...ARTV06014
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Your Country's Call
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Maker: Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
Depicts a member of the Scottish infantry gesturing to an idyllic scene behind him of a small country town nestled amongst green rolling hills. With his right hand, he points to the town, and his lef...ARTV03933