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Admiral Lord Louis Mountbattern, G.C.V.O., C.B., D.S.O.
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Maker: Unknown British Government Thos Forman and Sons
One of a series of Second World War posters featuring portraits of British military leaders and politicians. The series was presented to the Memorial by the United Kingdom Information Office, Martin P...ARTV10360
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew B. Cunningham, Bart., G.C.B., D.S.O.
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Maker: Unknown British Government Thos Forman and Sons
One of a series of Second World War posters featuring portraits of British military leaders and politicians. The series was presented to the Memorial by the United Kingdom Information Office, Martin P...ARTV10369
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Ahoy There. Are My Civvies Ready?
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Supply H.M. Stationery Office Multi Machine Plates Ltd
British poster produced immediately after the cessation of hostilities of the Second World War. The poster highlights the need for civilian clothing with the huge population influx with the return to ...ARTV03385
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Back the Boys with War Savings: Save at Least a Bob in the Pound Every Pay Day [Cruisers]
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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...ARTV03418
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Battle: How WE Are Helping in the Battle
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Supply H.M. Stationery Office Multi Machine Plates Ltd
British Second World War poster depicting a battleship firing at a close target which is hidden by the mixture of smoke and wash from the ocean. The poster was likely produced to be hung in factories,...ARTV03485
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Before: After: Completed in 117 Hours at an H.M. Dockyard
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Maker: Unknown The Admiralty H.M. Stationery Office Hubners Ltd
British Second World War poster depicting and highlighting the work that British shipyards can completed in a short period of time. The poster depicts two scenes: the upper depicts a crew of workers o...ARTV03445
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Big Four 21st Birthday
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Maker: Unknown [S.L. : S.N.], 1944 (LONDON : JAS. TRUSCOTT & SON)
Under the Railway Act 1921 (UK), many different, small, railway companies were grouped together into four main companies, known colloquially as the 'Big Four', which came into effect on 1 January 1923...ARTV02504
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Bravo! British Shipyards
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Wm. Brown & Co. Ltd.
British Second World War poster issued by The Admiralty to pay tribute to the work of British shipyards. The poster depicts the dramatic shillouette of a large ship in a shipyard superimposed into its...ARTV03438
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1805 "England Expects" 1915: Are you doing your duty today?
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Maker: Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Seargeant Bros
British recruiting committee poster; No. 101. Depicts Horatio Nelson against the backdrop of First World War battleships silhouetted against a setting sun. By including the black and white drawing of...ARTV00448
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Every Minute Counts! Early Stopping Will Make a Late Victory
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Maker: Unknown The Admiralty H.M. Stationery Office Lowe & Brydone Printers Ltd.
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of staying on task and the collective amount of time wasted from only ten minutes per day. The poster highlights that by stopping work early...ARTV03443
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Give 'em Both Barrels
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Maker: Unknown The Admiralty H.M. Stationery Office Multi Machine Plates Ltd
British Second World poster designed for display in factories. The poster depicts a Royal Navy sailor arming a set of twin Lewis guns above a caricature of a factory worker using a large rivet gun suc...ARTV03439
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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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I Need Bones for Explosives: Put Out Your Bones Salvage
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office J. Weiner 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...ARTV03396
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I Need Your Rags: Put Out Your Old Rags for Salvage
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Maker: Unknown H. Manly & Son H.M. Stationery Office
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...ARTV03400
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Join the Royal Marines: help to man the guns of the fleet
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Maker: Unknown The Admiralty Recruiting Department W. H. Smith & Son
A British recruitment poster for the Royal Marines issued by the Admiralty Recruiting Department soon after the First World War. It features an image of four Royal Marines manning a naval gun position...ARTV05210
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Join the Wrens: and free a man for the Fleet
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Maker: Unknown
A Second World War recruitment poster for the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) featuring a three-quarter length depiction of a woman dressed in the uniform of a WRN set against a blue sea and horizo...ARTV10337
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Join the Wrens: And Free a Man for the Fleet
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office J. Weiner Ltd.
British Second World War poster promoting the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS or 'Wrens'). The WRNS was an organisation set up first from 1917-1919 and again from 1939 until its absorption into the ...ARTV03447
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Remember.: "england expects-" : the need is great to-day... : join today
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Maker: Oakley, Harry Lawrence Unknown Chorley & Pickersgill
This First World War British poster was designed by Harry Lawrence Oakley and is designed to encourage men to enlist in the Navy. The poster depicts a sailor standing next to two barrels of a warship ...ARTV04904
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She talked... this happened
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Home Security Fosh & Cross Ltd.
During the Second World War, a fear of information falling into the wrong hands was felt by the warring countries. To remind the civilians and military personnel to keep all information from being ove...ARTV01097
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She talked... this happened
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster divided horizontally in half. The top half depicts two ladies engaged in conversation at a restaurant or cafe. In the left background a further gentleman peers intently...ARTV02511