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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: 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...ARTV01572
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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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An appeal from the Prime Minister
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Maker: Unknown Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster requesting donations from the public of books and magazines to be sent to members of the forces. The poster features mainly text in red and black ink, embellished with ...ARTV10152
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An appeal from the Prime Minister
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Maker: Unknown Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster requesting donations from the public of books and magazines to be sent to members of the forces. The poster features mainly text in red and black ink, embellished with ...ARTV01353
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Army Exhibition at Cathays Park
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
During the Second World War the British Ministry of Information created exhibitions relating to different aspects of the war including information on the Allied and Commonwealth nations, branches of t...ARTV02277
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Army Exhibition on Oxford Street
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
During the Second World War the British Ministry of Information created exhibitions relating to different aspects of the war including information on the Allied and Commonwealth nations, branches of t...ARTV02278
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Attack
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Maker: Unknown LONDON : MINISTRY OF SUPPLY, [N.D.] (LONDON : FOSH & CROSS FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE) Ministry of Supply Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster titled 'Attack!'. The poster features the title in the upper right corner two soldiers in camouflage in the centre, one holding a machine gun. There is a black space in...ARTV03397
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Back them up!: A British tank attack in the Western Desert
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
This British Second World War poster depicts a British Matilda tank in the foreground, with guns ablaze, leading a convoy of others. To the left of the poster, a German tank burns, with German soldier...ARTV02305
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Back them up!: British guns blast a way through Axis defences in North Africa
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Maker: Nunney, Alfred John H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster depicts British soldiers blasting a way through Axis defences in North Africa with Infantry anti-tank guns. The poster refers to vital home front support for British fo...ARTV02306
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Back them up!: British guns blast a way through Axis defences in North Africa
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Maker: Nunney, Alfred John H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster depicts British soldiers blasting a way through Axis defences in North Africa with infantry anti-tank guns. The poster refers to vital home front support for British fo...ARTV02296
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Back them up!: Heavy "Stirling" bombers raid the Nazi Baltic part of Lübeck and leave the docks ablaze
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Maker: Nickolds, Roy H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British poster depicting an air raid on the German port of Lübeck, showing fires and damage to the docks area and appealing to the public for support. The subtitle is 'Heavy Stirling bombers raid the ...ARTV06893
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Back them up!: Heavy Stirling bombers raid the Nazi Baltic part of Lübeck and leave the docks ablaze
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Maker: Nockolds, Roy H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British poster depicting an air raid on the German port of Lübeck, showing fires and damage to the docks area and appealing to the public for support. The subtitle is 'Heavy Stirling bombers raid the ...ARTV03904
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"Bits and Pieces" Bulletin
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Maker: Shaw Ministry of Aircraft Production Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British poster for display in aircraft factories depicting aeroplane parts in the shape of a generic Allied single-engine fighter plane - a sort of amalgam of a Spitfire and Hurricane. The poster has ...ARTV03477
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Blood Saves Lives: Will You Enrol as a Blood Donor?...
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
Issued by the British Government's Ministry for Health this poster appeals to the viewer to donate blood to injured soldiers. The simple design and bold colours make the poster eye catching and easy t...ARTV03681
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Dig for Victory Still
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Agriculture Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War generic poster issued by the Ministry of Agriculture for their 'Dig for Victory' campaign. The centre of the poster has been deliberately left blank for the person who is post...ARTV03435
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Dig for Victory Still
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Maker: Fosh & Cross Ltd. Ministry of Agriculture [LONDON] : MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, 1945 (S.L. : FOSH & CROSS)
British Second World War generic poster issued by the Ministry of Agriculture for their 'Dig for Victory' campaign. The centre of the poster has been deliberately left blank for the person who is post...ARTV01531
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Dig for Victory : The need in 'growing'
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Maker: Ministry of Agriculture Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster advertising the Dig for Victory campaign. With German U-Boats in the North Atlantic and Channel making trade difficult, British people were encouraged to turn their bac...ARTV01516
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Don't Lose Your Bearings: Cleanliness and Care Ensure Long Bearing Life
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Maker: Unknown LONDON : MINISTRY OF SUPPLY, 1944 (S.L. : FOSH & CROSS) Ministry of Supply Fosh & Cross Ltd.
During the Second World War there was a shortage across the world for many items which were generally being funnelled into war-related activities. One such item was bearings. Both as an essential war ...ARTV03395
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Don't Waste Here the Fuel You Save at Home
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster published by the Ministry of Fuel and Power for use in factories and other places of 'vital war work'. The poster highlights that people should be energy-conscious not ...ARTV02005
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Freedom shall prevail
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Maker: Unknown Fosh & Cross Ltd.
This British Second World War poster was designed to highlight the broad array of different countries that were all fighting for the one cause: 'freedom'. The poster depicts soldiers representing 19 d...ARTV02332
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Going ashore?
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British poster warning against the dangers of revealing the movements of ships and the contents of their cargoes, for fear that this information would lead to the destruction of these ships by the Naz...ARTV10059
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Going ashore?
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British poster warning against the dangers of revealing the movements of ships and the contents of their cargoes, for fear that this information would lead to the destruction of these ships by the Naz...ARTV09902
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Grow Your Own
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Maker: Zero (Schleger, Hans) Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster used to promote self-sufficiency in the form of growing produce to supplement food rations. During the Second World War in Britain, civilians were even encouraged to se...ARTV03428
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How to Plant
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster providing instructions on how to plant cabbages, tomatoes, leeks and onions. The poster features a title and girl talking to an anthropomorphised plant of the amaryllid...ARTV03425
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How to plant
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries [S.L.] : MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, [N.D.] (S.L. : FOSH & CROSS FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFI Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster providing instructions on how to plant cabbages, tomatoes, leeks and onions. The poster features a title and girl talking to an anthropoid plant of the amaryllidaceae f...ARTV01521
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If you are 17 1/2 or 18 under 19: Volunteer ATS
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) (later the Women's Royal Army Corps) was a branch of the British Army comprised of young women engaged on war duties. These would be tasks such as operating ack...ARTV03347
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It's the finish that counts...
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Maker: 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...ARTV01580
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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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Lend a hand on the land
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War recruitment poster for voluntary agricultural camps. The design features bold text with solid bands of colour framing the lettering, emphasising the instruction to 'Lend a Han...ARTV10153
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Lend a hand on the land
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War recruitment poster for voluntary agricultural camps. The design features bold text with solid bands of colour framing the lettering, emphasising the instruction to 'Lend a Han...ARTV01260
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Lend a Hand on the Land: Spend Your Leave or Spare Time Helping Farmers
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Maker: Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster aiming to encourage service people to assist in farming during their leave. Programs such as this one were common throughout Allied countries, with those who took up th...ARTV01240
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Libya: Help Them Finish The Job
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Maker: Wootton, Frank H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
As an Italian colony from 1911, Libya was of great strategic important during the North African campaign. This battle would result in an Allied victory on 13 May 1943. This British Second World War ...ARTV02294
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Make-Do and Mend
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Maker: Unknown Board of Trade Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster advertising 'make-do and mend'. During the Second World War Britain experienced a shortage of clothes and materials, largely due to the problems the Merchant Navy were ...ARTV03325
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Make-do and mend
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Maker: Unknown Board of Trade Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster advertising 'make-do and mend'. During the Second World War Britain experienced a shortage of clothes and materials, largely due to the problems the Merchant Navy were ...ARTV01404
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Make-do and mend: Advice centre
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster advertising 'make-do and mend', featuring the character Mrs. Sew and Sew. During the Second World War Britain experienced a shortage of clothes and materials, largely d...ARTV07733
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Make-do and mend: Advice centre
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster advertising 'make-do and mend', featuring the character Mrs. Sew and Sew. During the Second World War Britain experienced a shortage of clothes and materials, largely d...ARTV07734
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Make nursing your war job
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War recruitment poster targets women to enlist as nurses, with the promise of post-war employment. Depicts photograph of nurse against a a blue screenprinted background of wounded...ARTV01963
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Make nursing your war job
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War recruitment poster targets women to enlist as nurses, with the promise of post-war employment. Depicts photograph of nurse against a a blue screenprinted background of wounded...ARTV03704
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Never was so much owed by so many to so few
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
The quote "never was so much owed by so many to so few" is taken from a speech made by Prime Minister Winston Churchill on 20 August 1940. The quote refers to the ongoing effort of the Royal Air Force...ARTV02249
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Please don't smoke in a non-smoking car
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Maker: London Transport Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster depicting a man smoking in a non-smoking railway carriage. The 'no smoking' sign on wall has eyes looking at him. This is one of a series of posters by Cyril Kenneth Bi...ARTV02539
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Please have your ticket ready at the barrier
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster depicts a young blonde woman with a red hat and a blue suit searching through her bag for her ticket while holding up the queue behind her. Surrounding the image is a r...ARTV02222
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Please let passengers off the car first
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Maker: London Underground Railways Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster depicts a man in a rush to board a train, knocks over an alighting passenger. This one of a series of posters by Cyril Kenneth Bird (1887-1965) that focus on public man...ARTV02505
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Please pass along the platform
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Maker: London Passenger Transport Board Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster depicts a crowded platform, and a mass of people blocking the platform's entrance as they have failed to use the several exit passages available for use. The text point...ARTV02540
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Please stand on the right of the escalator
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Maker: London Transport Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster depicts an escalator giving access to/from an Underground (Tube) Station. A line of passengers stand on the right, while one man standing on the left has an 'L' sign o...ARTV03868
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Pressure & load tables for motor car types
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War pamplet with the pressure and load tables for motor car tyres.ARTV05204
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Pressure & load tables for motor car tyres
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Maker: Fosh & Cross Ltd. [S.L. : S.N.], 1943 (S.L. : FOSH & CROSS)
British Second World War pamplet with the pressure and load tables for motor car tyres.ARTV05203
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Remember Hong Kong
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Maker: Fosh & Cross Ltd.
'Remember Hong Kong' banner poster, produced by the British to protest the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in 1942.ARTV05349
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Remember Hong Kong
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Maker: Fosh & Cross Ltd.
Protest banner distributed by the British in opposition to the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in 1942.ARTV05350
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Save Coal, Save Gas, Save Electricity, Save Paraffin: Save Fuel for Battle
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster issued by the Ministry of Fuel and Power promoting fuel savings. This poster is one of the 'save fuel for battle' series. With the cost of the war mounting as the years...ARTV02008