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A call to arms: your country needs you to-day
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Maker: Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Unknown David Allen & Sons Ltd
British First World War recruitment poster issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (poster No. 8). Issued in 1914 it is representative of the simple text only recruitment posters produced at ...ARTV04933
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A funk-hole near Bullecourt
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Depicts two soldiers sheltering in a funk hole at night. They are seated and reading by candlelight. The entrance to the hole is draped with a piece of cloth. Will Dyson was the first Australian offic...ART02283.003
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A good haul
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Maker: Cross, Stan
A cartoon-style image depicting the UK's patriotic symbol John Bull standing at the bow of a small boat ("New Methods"). He is levelling a harpoon at the water below, swarming with metallic submarine-...ART19733
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A Happy New Year to our Gallant Soldiers
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Maker: Unknown Publicity Department, Central London Recruiting Depot Johnson Riddle & Co
Depicts British troops marching into the setting sun, in which the year '1915' is printed; around the yellow rays of the sun is the word 'VICTORY'. While the sun represents the closing of the year 191...ARTV04931
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A Happy New Year to our Gallant Soldiers
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Maker: Unknown Publicity Department, Central London Recruiting Depot Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd.
Depicts British troops marching into the setting sun, in which the year '1915' is printed; around the yellow rays of the sun is the word 'VICTORY'. While the sun represents the closing of the year 191...ARTV00436
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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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Air Raid: Shelter
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Maker: Unknown Unknown Unknown
British First World War poster. Printed with black text only it informs the viewer that they are in an Air Raid Shelter.ARTV00798
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Air Raid Shelter: No further safe accomodation available
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Maker: Unknown Unknown Unknown
British First World War poster. Printed with black text only it informs the viewer that an Air Raid Shelter is now full.ARTV00792
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A message to the passer-by : The Nation needs your prayer...
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Maker: Unknown Unknown H. B. Skinner & Co.
British First World War poster. Printed in black and red text in a simple banner style it calls the passer - by to pray for the Nation during war time.ARTV06453
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A million pounds a week is the approximate value of salvage in the British Armies in France...
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Maker: Hudson, Gerald C Unknown G.P. Ltd.
British First World War poster. It features a central image of three British soldiers collecting discarded German equipment in a captured trench. One of the men fills a sack, stooping to pick up grena...ARTV00832
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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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A native of Woolloomooloo
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Maker: Blaiberg, Gladys
Paper sculpture of a convalescing soldier, with crutches and a broken leg, seated on a park bench with an elderly English civilian dressed in top hat and tails, with his walking stick alongside him. T...ART40956
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Anibyniaeth Sydd Yn Galw Am Ei Dewraf Dyn [Independence Calls for the Bravest of Men]
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Maker: Soutril, V Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Roberts & Leete
British First World War recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee in Welsh language. Depicts the silhouettes of soldiers manning a howitzer, beneath a spotter plane. The b...ARTV04671
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Another call
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Maker: Kealey, E V Publicity Department, Central London Recruiting Depot Hill, Siffken & Co. (L.P.A., Ltd.)
British First World War recruitment poster. Prior to 1916, the British government relied on voluntary registration for military service. The Military Service Act was introduced in January 1916 as a me...ARTV04927
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Another half million men wanted at once
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Maker: Unknown Unknown
Recruiting poster which was most likely produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. This is a text-based poster, with no images and consists of a slogan that runs across the entirety of the p...ARTV04940
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Another scrap of paper
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Depicts the figure of the god of war, Mars, standing astride a canon and tearing up a piece of paper, a deed, on which is written ; 'I, Mars, God of War, hereby do promise To Germany Kingship over all...ART02424
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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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Answer the call right quickly
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Maker: Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Chorley & Pickersgill
British First World War recruitment poster issued by the Parliamentary Recruitment Committee (Poster No. 64A). Depicts the flags of Britain, France, the naval ensign of Russia, and the flag of Belgium...ARTV04936
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Any orders today, Sire?
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Depicts the dejected figure of Kaiser Wilhelm II slumped in his throne, overshadowed by the huge winged figure of Death, a skeleton wearing a robe and carrying a sickle. This cartoon was published in ...ART02418
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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