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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: 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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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
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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Apprentices: whose training has been interrupted by service in his majesty's forces... employment exchange
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Maker: Ministry of Labour Ministry of Labour and National Service Smith & Son
This British First World War Poster, produced by the Ministry of Labour, aims to provide information to apprentices who wish to resume their training after their war service. Through text the poster e...ARTV04855
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Are you in this?
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Maker: Baden-Powell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Johnson Riddle & Co
British First World War recruitment poster issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (Poster No. 112). It features artwork by Lord Baden Powell of a soldier, a sailor, a boy scout, a nurse, a f...ARTV05211
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At Ddynion Sengl Wedi Eu Rhoddi [To Starred or Badged Single Men...]
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Maker: Unknown Parliamentary and Joint Labour Recruiting Committees
Welsh poster advising men about their responsibilities and legal rights following the introduction of the Military Service Act. Before the act, all recruiting in Britain was voluntary. Following the...ARTV04660
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At the front !
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Maker: E T Parliamentry Recruiting Commitee, London E S & A Robinson Ltd
This early British recruiting poster draws upon existing genres of battle prints to encourage young men to join up. This is an exciting scene, depicting men and horses of the cavalry charging forward ...ARTV00418
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Australia's imperishable record
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Maker: Unknown Farmer's, Sydney William Brooks & Co. Ltd
Depicts the Union Jack draped across the top and left portion of the poster, framing a speech given by British General Sir Ian Hamilton at Tenedos, May 1st. 1915. White text stands out against a blac...ARTV08179