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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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"Be Honest With Yourself: Be Certain That Your So-Called Reason is not an Excuse"
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Maker: Soutril, V Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Bemrose and Sons
British recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. Depicts a British artillery crew training a large gun onto a plane that is flying overhead. The illustration, which occu...ARTV00522
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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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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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Daddy, what did you do in the Great War?
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Maker: Lumley, Savile Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd.
Depicts a father sitting in an armchair with a look of concern across his face. His son plays with toys soldiers below him on the carpet, while his daughter sits on his knee, pointing to a page in her...ARTV00433
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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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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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Halt!
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Maker: Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Clerkenwell Press Ltd.
recruiting poster, text only, produced for the British Parliamentary Recruiting CommitteeARTV04895
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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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It's our flag
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Maker: Lipscombe, Guy Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
patriotism, national flag, recruitment; poster depicting the Union Jack, the national flag of the United KingdomARTV07447
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Join the brave throng that goes marching along
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Maker: Wood, Gerald Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Beck & Inchbold Ltd
Depicts six khaki-clad, smiling British soldiers, with different regimental badges on their caps; these include the Royal Engineers, the Royal Artillery, and the Irish Guards. They occupy the entire ...ARTV00585
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Lads, you're wanted! Go and help
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Maker: Oakley, Harry Lawrence Parliamentary Recruiting Committee David Allen & Sons Ltd
Depicts two soldiers in silhouette stealthily climbing a hill, bayonets raised. The black silhouettes contrast against the yellow background, and also with the white text, which stands old boldly agai...ARTV00586
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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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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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Surely you will fight for your...
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Maker: Downey, W Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Jas. Truscott & Son
British recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee during the first half of the war. The poster employs both words and images to create meaning, interspersing symbols amongs...ARTV00432
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Take up the sword of justice
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Maker: Partridge, John Bernard Parliamentary Recruiting Committee David Allen & Sons Ltd
First World War poster depicts a classical figure rising from the ocean, offering a sword to the viewer. A sinking ocean liner is visible in the background. The woman is wearing flowing Grecian robes,...ARTV03925
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Take up the sword of justice
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Maker: Partridge, John Bernard Parliamentary Recruiting Committee David Allen & Sons Ltd
First World War poster depicts a classical figure rising from the ocean, offering a sword to the viewer. A sinking ocean liner is visible in the background. The woman is wearing flowing Grecian robes,...ARTV00118
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The Empire needs men!
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Maker: Wardle, Arthur Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Straker Brothers Ltd
British First World War Recruitment poster (No.58) issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (PRC). It features a naturalistic drawing by Arthur Wardle, one of Britain's most renowned animal pa...ARTV00819
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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 veteran's farewell
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Maker: Dadd, Frank Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Straker Brothers Ltd
A British recruiting poster depicting a Chelsea pensioner, in uniform, shaking the hand of a young soldier in uniform while enlistees march behind an officer in the background. The poster is accompani...ARTV04894
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Women of Britain say "Go!"
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Maker: Kealey, E V Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Hill, Siffken & Co. (L.P.A., Ltd.)
Depicts a women, accompanied by her maid and son, watching stoically as her husband marches off to war. She knows that he is fighting for her, their son and their country and she will not stand in his...ARTV00122
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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
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Your king and country need you...
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Maker: Wood, Lawson Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Dobson Molle & Co. Ltd
British First World War recruitment poster issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (Poster No. 18). It features an illustration showing an aged veteran shaking the hand of soldier about to bo...ARTV05305
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Your king and country need you: enlist now
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Maker: Parliamentary Recruiting Committee L S & Co.
Published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (Poster No. 5), this First World War British poster aims at encouraging men to enlist in the army. The primary text is printed in blue and is set ag...ARTV08137
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Your king and country need you to maintain the honour and glory of the british empire
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Maker: Wood, Lawson Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Dobson Molle & Co. Ltd
This is a First World War poster designed by Lawson Wood aimed at encouraging the enlistment of men into the army to help support the British empire. The central image on the poster depicts a Scottish...ARTV01310