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Aircraft of the R.A.F. - Some famous types - I
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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...ARTV01571
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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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A Message from the Minister of Fuel and Power to the Management and Workers
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War proclamation-style poster published by the Ministry of Fuel and Power targeting the management and workers (presumably of factories and other such industries), encouraging the...ARTV02004
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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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And now!
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Maker: Uptton, Clive Ministry of Supply Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British poster number 167 poster depicting a British soldier advancing past the bodies of German soldiers towards Japanese soldiers, the horizon is obscured by a Japanese flag (under the 'Beat Hitler...ARTV00049
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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!
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Maker: Wootton, Frank H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
This 1942 British Second World War poster was created by His Majesty's Stationary Office on behalf of the Ministry of Information with artwork by Frank Wootton. The poster depicts a flight of Supermar...ARTV02211
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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 Ministry of Information Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
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 ...ARTV02297
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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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Back them up!: R.A.F. day raiders over Berlin's official quarter
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Maker: Fosh & Cross Ltd. Jobson, Patrick A H.M. Stationery Office
RAF day raiders over Berlin's official quarters. Several RAF de Havilland Mosquito aircraft are seen flying over Berlin.ARTV03911
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Battle for Fuel: We Must All Keep within Our Target!
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Maker: Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster promoting fuel savings. This is one of the 'battle for fuel' series. With the cost of the war mounting as the years passed, the British Government promoted domestic sav...ARTV02073
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Battle of the Atlantic...Warwork News No.4
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British poster issued by the Ministry for Labour and National Service in the form of a broadsheet titled 'Warwork News'. This is No. 4 and provides information on the Battle of the Atlantic including ...ARTV02111
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Be Wise - Economise Your Coal for Winter
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Maker: Bingler H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster by Bingler promoting fuel savings. With the cost of the war mounting as the years passed, the British Government promoted domestic saving to provide more support for fr...ARTV02052
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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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"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 ...ARTV01578
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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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Christmas 1943: latest dates for posting...
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Maker: Beaumont, Leonard G.P.O Fosh & Cross Ltd.
Issued by the General Post Office this poster informs British customers of the latest posting dates for Christmas 1943 and that the Greetings Telegram service is not available. The design is be Leonar...ARTV02441
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Cut Your Gas and Electricity: They Both Come from Coal
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster designed to emphasise the need for people on the home front to reduce electricity and gas consumption owing to its dependence on the use of coal. Posters such as this o...ARTV02062
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Cyclists: Help Save Rubber...
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Maker: [LONDON] : MINISTRY OF SUPPLY, 1943 (S.L. : FOSH & CROSS) Fosh & Cross Ltd.
Issued by the Ministry of Supply this poster urges British cyclists to conserve rubber by remembering to keep their tyres fully pumped. This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwea...ARTV02418
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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 telephone or telegraph if a letter or a post-card will do
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Maker: Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British poster issued by the General Post Office to encourage citizens to reduce their use of telephones and telegraphs in support of the war effort. This item has been digitised with funding provide...ARTV02409
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Don't Use All - Keep Fire Small: Save Gas & Electricity They Both Come from Coal
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster designed to emphasise the need for people on the home front to reduce electricity and gas consumption owing to its dependence on the use of coal. Posters such as this o...ARTV02064
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Don't Use Two Make One Do: Save Electricity & Gas They Both Come from Coal
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster designed to emphasise the need for people on the home front to reduce electricity and gas consumption owing to its dependence on the use of coal. Posters such as this o...ARTV02061
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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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Everyone Should Back Up the Fuel Watcher
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Maker: Uptton, Clive Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of saving and conserving fuel. The poster depicts factory worker holding a spanner looking back at something out of view of the audience. Th...ARTV02015
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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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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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Guidance for Boiler-House Staffs on Control of CO2
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster targeting boiler-house staff to familiarise them on the importance of the correct percentage of carbon dioxide to use in order to maximise their efficiency of fuel usag...ARTV02001
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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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Income Tax: Pay as You Earn
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Maker: Unknown [LONDON : S.N.] 1944 (S.L. : FOSH & CROSS) Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster promoting pay-as-you-earn tax. The poster highlights the importance of saving money through taxes (as savings meant less money spent on unnecessary frivolities, which m...ARTV02316
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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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Join the ATS
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Maker: Games, Abram HMSO Fosh & Cross Ltd.
A British recruitment poster encouraging women to join the Auxiliary Territorial Service, depicting a stylised portrait of a woman in profile, wearing an ATS forage cap. This was one of three designs ...ARTV01379
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Keep broken glass off the roads
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Maker: Ministry of Supply Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster encouraging people to be aware of broken glass on roads as it ruins lyres. A stylised graphic of a hand made out of tryes in the top right corner of the poster draws th...ARTV02419
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Keep broken glass off the roads it ruins tyres
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Maker: Ministry of Supply Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster encouraging people to be aware of broken glass on roads as it ruins lyres. A stylised graphic of a hand made out of tryes in the top right corner of the poster draws th...ARTV02486
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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...ARTV02224
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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: London Underground Railways 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...ARTV02374
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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.
Depicts a man with a suitcase, who in his rush to board a train, knocks over another passenger. The image is surrounded with a simple red border, and the simple layout has the effect of delivering th...ARTV02223
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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 pass down the car
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Maker: London Passenger Transport Board Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster depicts man on railway station platform looking at railway carriage, while passengers are jammed together inside doorway. However, there is much more space further in t...ARTV02227
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Please stand on the right of the escalator
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Maker: London Passenger Transport Board Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster depicts an escalator giving access to/from an Underground (Tube) Station. A line of passengers stands on the right, while one man standing on the left has an 'L' sign ...ARTV02226
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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 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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Release More Coal for the War Drive
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Maker: Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster promoting fuel savings. With the cost of the war mounting as the years passed, the British Government promoted domestic saving to provide more support for front line ac...ARTV02057
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Release more coal for the war drive: Switch off that light...
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Maker: Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster promoting fuel savings. With the cost of the war mounting as the years passed, the British Government promoted domestic saving to provide more support for front line ac...ARTV02039
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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
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Save coal, save gas, save electricity, save parrafin: Save fuel for battle
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office 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...ARTV07144
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Save for the brave
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Maker: Brenner, A LONDON : NATIONAL SAVINGS COMMITTEE ; EDINBURG : SCOTTISH SAVINGS COMMITTEE, [N.D.] (LONDON : FOSH & National Savings Committee Scottish War Savings Committee Fosh & Cross Ltd.
This British Savings Committee issued poster depicts the sinking fo the Australian hospital ship Centaur. 'Save for the brave' was a slogan used to encourage civilians to put money into the war saving...ARTV01506
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Save Fuel for Battle: Save Fuel in These Ways
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War proclamation-style poster encouraging people to economise their use of energy with regards to room heating, water heating, and cooking. Throughout the Second World War, govern...ARTV02034
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Save Fuel for Battle: The Fuel Situation and You
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War proclamation-style poster encouraging families to economise their use of energy with regards to activities that use up coal. Throughout the Second World War, governments aroun...ARTV02035
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Save Fuel to Make Munitions for Battle: The Brother Who Turned the Gas Full On
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Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of using fuel economically. The poster is one of a campaign featuring humorous cartoons by Henry Bateman that involve a scenario with a cent...ARTV02027
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Send him greetings on a christmas airgraph form
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Maker: Cooper, Austin H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
This poster was created for a General Post Office (GPO) Christmas airmail campaign. Designed by Canadian British artist Austin Cooper (1890-1964) it features the illustrated Airgraph holiday form issu...ARTV02439
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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
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Simple Jobs Boys Can Do Themselves...
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Maker: Unknown Board of Trade Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster outlining domestic tasks boys may do to help the war effort. These include: fixing a tap washer, the care of tools, how to sew a button, how to darn, how to mend a tabl...ARTV03486
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Simple jobs boys can do themselves...
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Maker: Board of Trade Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster outlining domestic tasks boys may do to help the war effort. These include: fixing a tap washer, the care of tools, how to sew a button, how to darn, how to mend a tabl...ARTV01598
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Smooth Finish: Record Speed
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Aircraft Production Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster possibly aimed at RAF pilots, emphasising the importance of landing smoothly and taking care. The poster depicts the needle of a record player with a twin-engined light...ARTV03480
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Smooth Finish: Record Speed
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office LONDON : MINISTRY OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION, [N.D.] (S.L. : FOSH & CROSS FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE) Ministry for Aircraft Production Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster possibly aimed at RAF pilots, emphasising the importance of landing smoothly and taking care. The poster depicts the needle of a record player with a twin-engined light...ARTV01581
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Spot at sight chart No. 1: Enemy uniforms
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Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
This British Second World War poster was created for the Ministry of Information for distribution around Britain to aid both civilians and soldiers in the identification of Axis soldiers. This particu...ARTV02231
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Take the Road to Victory!: Join the WAAF
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Maker: Foss, Jonathan H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster promoting the WAAF. The poster depicts a young woman in civvies, holding a suitcase in the background, contrasted against her in a WAAF uniform in the foreground. Simil...ARTV06842
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The brother who turned the gas full on: save fuel to make munitions for battle
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Maker: Bateman, Henry Mayo Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
dog; advisory poster issued by the Ministry for Fuel and Power, depicting a crestfallen man standing in front of a gas heater turned full on, while a woman and dog shun him, aimed at reducing home con...ARTV03761
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The Difficult We Can Do at Once: The Impossible May Take a Little Longer
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Maker: Unknown The Admiralty Fosh & Cross Ltd. H.M. Stationery Office
British Second World War poster published by the British Admiralty. The poster highlights that while difficult goals can be reached, those that seem impossible will be reached eventually - essentially...ARTV03446
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The Difficult We Can Do at Once: The Impossible May Take a Little Longer
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office LONDON : THE ADMIRALTY, [N.D.] (LONDON : FOSH & CROSS FOR H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE) The Admiralty Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster published by the British Admiralty. The poster highlights that while difficult goals can be reached, those that seem impossible will be reached eventually - essentially...ARTV01543
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The Need Is 'Growing': Dig for Victory
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Maker: Unknown LONDON : MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, 1942 (S.L. : FOSH & CROSS) 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...ARTV03420
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The North Wind May Blow: So Save Coal, Gas and Electricity for the Very Coldest Weather
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Maker: Ministry of Fuel and Power Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of using coal economically. This poster depicts a male red-breasted robin gripping onto a tree branch, whilst wrapped up in his little scarf...ARTV02051
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There is no greetings telegram service
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Maker: Man, Maurice Fosh & Cross Ltd.
This poster was issued by the General Post Office as part of a campaign to encourage British citizens to reduce their use of telephones and telegrams in favour of postal communications in support of t...ARTV02406
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There's deadly danger in that bite!
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War cautionary poster warns of danger of malaria. The poster lists areas where malarial mosquitos are found and details ways to prevent malaria.ARTV05245
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There's deadly danger in that bite!
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Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War cautionary poster warns of danger of malaria. The poster lists areas where malarial mosquitos are found and details ways to prevent malaria.ARTV05246
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Tighten your grip
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Maker: Newbould, Frank H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster by Frank Newbould issued to help increase war production. Modernist in design the poster features an oversized pair of black tongs squeezing an orange Nazi swastika. Th...ARTV01677
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Tighten your grip
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Maker: Newbould, Frank H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster by Frank Newbould issued to help increase war production. Modernist in design the poster features an oversized pair of black tongs squeezing an orange Nazi swastika. Th...ARTV03535
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Tighten your grip
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Maker: Newbould, Frank H.M. Stationery Office Fosh & Cross Ltd.
British Second World War poster by Frank Newbould issued to help increase war production. Modernist in design the poster features an oversized pair of black tongs squeezing an orange Nazi swastika. Th...ARTV07279