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What Germany Wants/Her Claims as Set Forth by Leaders of German Thought [map] Map of the world with a highly detailed legend Stanford's Geographical Establishment Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England 75 x 110 |
ENG GEN 01 |
| Subject Nationalities of the German Alliance Duplicate of US GEN 172 The map illustrates the cultural disbursement of a number of ethnic grops impacted by the war including Lithuanians, Sorabians, Jews in Palestine, Nestorians, Armenians, Kurds, Turks and Greeks. Dangerfield Printing, Co. Ltd. Stanford's Geographical Establishment, London, England 76 x 101 |
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A Reminder/Austria, without consulting Italy, her ally, presents to Servia an ultimatum without parallel, and declares war on her …/If the War had been forced upon Germany, would she have declined/the invitation to a Conference in July, 1914?/The invasion of Belgium and the sinking of the Lusitania are typical/of Germany's War methods./For the lasting peace of the world Germany's deeds must be re-/membered and redressed. A strip of flags of 17 nations that united against Austria and Germany and their partners runs down the center of the poster, separating a list of German atrocities from a list of the responses of the 17 nations to those atrocities. W.H. Smith & Son, London, England 76.5 x 56 several tears |
ENG GEN 03 |
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Souvenez-vous de la Belgique et du nord de la France/N'achetez rien aux boches[Remember Belgium and Northern France/Buy Nothing from the Germans] (In French) Image is a full-length depiction of a German soldier standing on the body of a dead woman; he is about to step onto a baby lying on the ground next to the woman; blood drips off his bayonet; the words "Gott mit uns" [God be with us] are written on a strap across his chest; in the background more bodies lie on the ground in front of burning buildings; a vulture flies above in an orange sky. David Allen & Sons Ltd., Harrow, England 74 x 49.5 |
ENG GEN 04 |
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Welcome Noble Belgium Image is to female allegorical figures, representing the United States and Belgium, shaking hands in front of extra-large flags of the two countries; the figure representing the United States has a band around her hair labeled "Columbia" and a sword labeled "USA"; the figure representing Belgium has a band around her hair labeled "Belgium" and carries a shield labeled "L'union fait la force" ["Unity is Strength"] [monogram of artist unidentified] 100 x 50 |
ENG GEN 05 |
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Welcome Big/Brother Democracy/United for Liberty! Image of Uncle Sam and a German soldier linking arms and smiling at each other; each figure is shouldering a rifle; across Uncle Sam's chest is "U.S.A./105,000,000/Strong"; across the Russian soldier's chest is "Russia/180,000,000/Strong"; behind the figures is a world map on which are printed the size of the world's land area and the size of the land mass of the United States and of Russia [monogram of artist unidentified] 101 x 50.5 |
ENG GEN 06 |
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Harry Lauder's Story/This story was told by Harry Lauder to the Montreal Canadian Club … The Germans had captured six men of the Black Watch … they were mown down by machine guns./This Is "Kultur" David [??] J.W. Ltd. 37 x 25 Box 7 |
ENG GEN 07 |
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America's Tribute to Britain Image of a bald eagle dropping a laurel wreath onto the head of a lion F.G.C. [Frederic G. Cooper] Marchbank Press, New York, N.Y. 76 x 50 |
ENG GEN 08 |
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"Welcome Comrade-at-Arms" Image of Uncle Sam and Father Knickerbocker greeting a Bersagliere in a plumed hat; all three men bear rifles and swords; in the background, an American flag and an Italian flag are crossed, with a flag similar to New York City's between them (possibly the city's tercentennary flag because it has the dates 1614 to1914 on it. (Note: The inner band of the flag was incorrectly colored black instead of red. It's intended to be the Italian flag, both because of the arms in the white pale and the context of the poster. Source: Peter Ansoff and David Martucci, 2012; Library of Congress website) [monogram of artist unidentified] 101 x 66.5 |
ENG GEN 09 |
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The War of Munitions/How Great Britain Has Mobilised Her Industries Fourteen images, 12 of which are captioned; the non-captioned ones are highly-detailed pen-and-ink drawings, one showing men on a dock loading or unloading a ship, the other showing men making cannon shells. The other 12 images consist of an image, a title and a sentence or two explaining the caption: (1) War Workers; (2) Bombs; (3) National Projectile Factories; (4) Machine Guns; (5) Training Schools; (6) Gun Ammunition; (7) High Explosives; (8) The Army; (9) Heavy Guns; (10) Women in Industry; (11) National Arsenals; (12) The Navy 41.5 x 52 |
ENG GEN 10 |
| The War of Munitions/How Great Britain Has Mobilised Her Industries Fourteen images, 12 of which are captioned; the non-captioned ones are highly-detailed pen-and-ink drawings, one showing trucks and cargo on a dock next to a ship, the other showing the interior of an ammunition factory. The other 12 images consist of an image, a title and a word or phrase explaining the caption: (1) War Workers; (2) Light & Medium Ammunition; (3) Bombs; (4) Machine Guns; (5) Projectile Factories; (6) Training Schools; (7) High Explosive; (8) The Army; (9) Navy; (10) Women in Industry; (11) National Factories; (12) Heavy Guns Design and layout is similar but the drawings are different from ENG GEN 10 42 x 65 |
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German Colonial Possessions/Surrendered to the Allies/Since August, 1914/West Africa …/South West Africa …/East Africa …/Pacific …/China … (text only; no images) Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd., London, England 89 x 50.5 tears; upper-left corner missing |
ENG GEN 12 |
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German Words and German Deeds (text only; no images) The left-hand column consists of quotations from individuals, mostly from things they've written; the right-hand column consists of descriptions excerpted from diaries, reports and letters, describing what the Germans have done J. Weiner, Ltd., London, England 76 x 51 |
ENG GEN 13 |
| The British Empire at War/The Men of the Empire: Their Homes and Their Battlefields/ (dated: September 1916) Collection of images that include a map of the world and line drawings of figures representing (1) The British Army; (2) The Overseas Army; (3) The British Navy; and (4) The Industrial Army; also includes a line drawing of the interior of a munitions plant and coats of arms of Canada, the Union of South Africa, Newfoundland, New Zealand, India, and Australia Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England 37.5 x 51 |
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He Did His Duty/Are You Doing Yours? Image is a sitting portrait of "Roberts" [Lord Roberts of Kandahar] in his military dress uniform; his dress hat is on a table next to him Russell & Sons Heliochrome by Waterlow & Sons, Ltd. T.C. & E.C. Jack [printer], Edinburgh, Scotland 62 x 48.5 |
ENG GEN 15 |
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The/World's Verdict/on Germany/…/The considered judgment of the/civilized world is that Germany/was responsible for the war, and that/in the defeat of German militarism/alone lies the hope of a stable peace Image is three groups of flags: (1) These peoples took up the original challenge of Germany in August 1914; (2) These peoples have shown their complete understanding of the German menace by joining the Entente; (3) These peoples have shewn their indignant horror at Germany's repeated violation of the laws of humanity by severing diplomatic relations Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, England 57 x 44.5 tears |
ENG GEN 16 |
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What Is the Price of/One of Your Arms?/Civilian. "How did you lose your arm, my lad?"/Soldier. "Fighting for you, sir." …/Civilian. "I'd pay anything rather than lose an arm."/Soldier. "Very well. Put the price of your/arm, or as much as you can afford,/into Exchequer Bonds or War/Savings Certificates, and/Lend Your Money to Your Country (text only; no images) Hayman Christy & Lilly, Ltd., London, England National Organizing Committee for War Savings 101 x 63 |
ENG GEN 17 |
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?1 for 15'6 [1 pound for 15 shillings and 6 pence]/If You/Cannot/Fight –/Lend/Your/Money/Go to the Post Office or Join/a War Savings Association "Poster No. 3" Two images: (1) a soldier checking his rifle; (2) a woman clerk at the "Savings Bank" window in a post office helping patrons David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England National War Savings Committee 75 x 51 |
ENG GEN 18 |
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Bad Form/in Dress/The National Organizing Committee for War/Savings appeals against extravagance in women's/dress./Many women have already recognized that/elaboration and variety in dress are bad form/in the present crisis, but there is still a large/section of the community, both amongst the rich/and amongst the less well-to-do, who appear to/make little or no difference in their habits./New clothes should only be bought when/absolutely necessary, and these should be durable/and suitable for all occasions. Luxurious forms,/for example, of hats, boots, shoes, stockings,/gloves, and veils shold be avoided./It is essential, not only that money should/be saved, but that labour employed in tehclothing/trades should be set free. "Poster No. 4" (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England National Organizing Committee for War Savings 75.5 x 50.5 |
ENG GEN 19 |
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124/Cartridges for 15/6/and your money back with interest/Do you know that every 15/6 War Saving/Certificate you buy at the Post Office or/through a War Savings Association can purchase/124 Cartridges? …/For every 15/6 you lend your Country you will/get ?1 in 5 years' time …/Go to the Post Office or to Any Bank/or Join a War Savings Association (text only; no images) McAra & Whiteman Ltd. National War Savings Committee, London, England 76 x 51 |
ENG GEN 20 |
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£1 for 15/6 [1 pound for 15 shillings and 6 pence]/War Savings Certificates/Help your Country to win the war and help/yourself at the same time by buying War Savings/Certificates at the Post Office or through a War/Savings Association …/Go to the Post Office To-day or/Join a War Savings Association "Poster No. 14" (text only; no images) McAra & Whiteman, Ltd. National War Savings Committee, London, England 76 x 50 |
ENG GEN 21 |
| £1 for 15/6 [1 pound for 15 shillings and 6 pence] Johnson Riddle & Co., Ltd. War Savings Committee 148 x 100 |
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£1 for 15/6 [1 pound for 15 shillings and 6 pence]/up to/£500 for £387 10s./Free of Income Tax …/You can always withdraw your money in full at any time if you need it/Go to the Post Office or to Any Bank/or Join a War Savings Association "Poster No. 17" (text only; no images) McAra & Whiteman, Ltd. National War Savings Committee, London, England 75.5 x 50 |
ENG GEN 23 |
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6 Reasons/Why You Should Save/1. Because when you save you help our soldiers and sailors/2.Because when you spend on things you do not need you help the Germans/ …/6. Because every shilling saved helps twice, first when you don't spend it and again when you lend it to the Nation (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England National War Savings Committee, London, England 88 x 56 |
ENG GEN 24 |
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The Nation's/Drink Bill/The National War Savings Committee calls attention/to the fact that the sum now being spent by the Nation/on alcoholic liquors is estimated at/£182,000,000 a Year … Much of the money spent on alcohol could be/saved. Even more important would be (1) the saving for/more useful purposes of large quantities of barley, rice,/maize, and sugar; and (2) the setting free of much/labour urgently needed to meet the requirements of the/Navy and the Army./To Do without Everything No Essential to/Health and Efficiency while the War Lasts/Is the Truest Patriotism (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England National War Savings Committee 101 x 61 |
ENG GEN 25 |
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For Your Children/Buy War Savings Certificates/and they will live to thank you Image of three children, one of whom is kissing another who is crying; the third child is looking solemnly at the other two Rosina Montovani-Gutti Eyre & Spottiswoode, Ltd., [London, England?] War Savings Committee 72 x 98 |
ENG GEN 26 |
| To the Employers and Employees in Munitions Factories and Controlled Establishments … October 2nd, 1916/Sir or Madam,/The National War Savings Committee is appealing to you to lend your money to the state … But munitions cannot be supplied without money … I am sure munition workers will not lag behind in lending to the State all they can spare from the money which they so deservedly earn …/ (black and white) Signed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Minister of Munitions of War "Poster No. 27" (text only; no images) L.S. & Co. Ministry of Munitions of War 75.5 x 50.5 |
ENG GEN 27 | |
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124/Cartridges for 15/6/and your money back with compound interest/../Go to the Post Office or/Join a War Savings Association (text only; no images) Sir J.C. & S. War Savings 34 x 21 Box 7 |
ENG GEN 28 |
| Make An Allotment/£1 for 15/6/War Savings Certificates/ …/How to Make an Allotment … "Poster No. 25" (text only; no images) M & S War Savings 34 x 21 Box 7 |
ENG GEN 29 | |
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War Savings/for Soldiers/I. Undrawn Pay/If you have undrawn pay you can earn interest/by investing the money through the Post Office …/II. Drawn Pay/What you can do with sixpence: If there is a War/Savings Association in your Battalion, join it./Ask your Company Officer about it. "Poster No. 30" (text only; no images) H. & J. Ltd. National War Savings Committee 34 x 21 Box 7 |
ENG GEN 30 |
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"Your Money/or/Their Lives?"/Shall it ever be said that/we were willing to give/our sons, but we were not/willing to give our money?/The Chancellor of the Exchequer/Give Your Answer Through/Your Banker, Broker, Post/Office or War Savings/Association (text only; no images) Sir J.C. & S. War Savings 34 x 21 Box 7 |
ENG GEN 31 |
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Pay Your 5'/[Pay Your 5 Shillings] for This and Help Crush the Germans Apply at the Nearest Post Office "Poster No. 1" Image of a hand holdings a war loan scrip voucher David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 75 x 49.5 |
ENG GEN 32 |
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War Loan/Invest/Five Shillings/and Help Your Country/to Win/Apply for Details at the Nearest Post Office "Poster No. 2" Image is a coin with a naked St. George slaying the dragon and the date 1915 Sir Joseph Causton & Sons, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 76 x 50 |
ENG GEN 33 |
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Speed the/"Silver Bullet"/Buy/the New/Government/War Loan/4½ per cent per annum "Poster No. 3" Dobson, Molle & Co., Ltd., Edinburgh & London Parliamentary War Savings Committee 100 x 63 |
ENG GEN 34 |
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Help Your Country Invest 5/- To-day in the War Loan/Apply at nearest Post Office "Poster No. 4" Sir Joseph Causton & Sons, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 76 x 49.5 |
ENG GEN 35 |
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Appeal to Women/Make every/Penny do the/work of Two/Put your Savings/in the/War Loan "Poster No. 5" Image of a ribbon linking Wedgewood-style pins with military motifs: (1) Soldiers manning an artillery piece mounted on a caisson; (2) Soldier, with a rifle, standing at attention (at ease?); (3) Soldier testing his arm on the tip of a rifle; (4) Soldiers, in a relaxed formation, walking with weapons every which way David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 76 x 50.5 |
ENG GEN 36 |
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You Have in Your/Pocket/Silver Bullets/That Will Stop the/Germans/Lend Them to Your Country/by Investing in the War Loan/To-day "Poster No. 6" (text only excelpt for the image of the coat of arms of King George V at the top of the poster) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 75 x 50.5 |
ENG GEN 37 |
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If You Buy the/New War Loan/Your Country Gets/Funds to Carry on/and Win the War/You Get 4´6 a year for every/?5 of Loan you buy/with an Investment/Guaranteed by the State/Information at Any Post Office "Poster No. 7" (text only; no images) David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 76 x 51 |
ENG GEN 38 |
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You have in/your pocket/Silver Bullets/that will stop/the Germans/Lend them to/your Country/by/Investing in the/War Loan/To-day "Poster No. 8" Text is framed with silver coins of various denominations David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 73 x 47 |
ENG GEN 39 |
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The British/Sovereign/Will Win/Invest/in the/War Loan/To-day/Ask for Details at Nearest Post Office "Poster No. 9" Image of a British coin bearing the profile of King George V David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 75.5 x 50 |
ENG GEN 40 |
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War/Loan/5'-/Invest To-day/Apply at Nearest Post Office "Poster No. 10" Sir Joseph Causton & Sons, Limited, London, England Image of the 5´- bursting through from behind the poster Parliamentary War Savings Committee 76 x 50 |
ENG GEN 41 |
| You Can Help/to Win the War/with/5´-/A/Safe and Patriotic/Investment/Apply at the nearest Post Office "Poster No. 12" (text only; no images) Hill, Siffken & Co., London, England ParliamentaryWar Savings Committee 75 x 49 |
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Wanted/Men/Munitions/Money/If you can neither enlist/nor make munitions/Buy/the New/4½ %/War Loan! "Poster No. 13" Image of a pouch with two tassles and coins; the pouch is stamped with a "?" A. White & Co., Finsbury, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 75 x 50 |
ENG GEN 43 |
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Buy War Loan/If you buy to/the amount/of/… /You will get in/interest/…/and You Will Help/Your Country and/Our Brave Troops/in the Fighting Line "Poster No. 14" (text only; no images) McCorquodale & Co. Ltd., London, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 73.5 x 50 |
ENG GEN 44 |
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Back Them Up/Invest in the/War Loan/My Duty "Poster No. 15" Image of a man, with a mustache, in civilian clothes reaching into his pocket; behind him, in silhouette, are images of a munitions factory and of soldiers on horses pulling two artillery pieces on caissons E.V. Kealey Hill, Siffken & Co., Ltd., London, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 74.5 x 50 |
ENG GEN 45 |
| You Can Help/to Win the War/with/5´-/A/Safe and Patriotic/Investment/Apply at the nearest Post Office "Poster No. 16" Smaller version of ENG GEN 42 (text only; no images) Hill, Siffken & Co., Ltd., London, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 43 x 34.5 |
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War Loan/"The man, be he rich/or poor, is little/to be envied who/at this supreme/moment fails to/bring forward his/savings for the/security of his/country."/The Chancellor of the Exchequer "Poster No. 17" Image of the coat of arms of King George V Spottiswoode & Co., Ltd., London, England ParliamentaryWar Savings Committee 73.5 x 49 |
ENG GEN 47 |
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G R/4½%/War Loan/Subscriptions/Here/5´- Upwards "Poster No. 18" Image of the coat of arms of King George V Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 55 x 42.5 |
ENG GEN 48 |
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Turn Your Silver/into Bullets/at the/Post/Office "Poster No. 19" Image is a pair of cupped hands overflowing with silver coins; the coins turn into bullets as they fall. In the background, there is a scrip voucher for the 1915 loan Sir Joseph Causton & Sons, Limited, London, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 76 x 49 |
ENG GEN 49 |
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Do You Think/My 5'-Won't Help the War Loan/Do You Realize/Thousands May Be Thinking the Same/Do You Know/If Each of Us Saved 5´- a Week/We Should Save Nearly/?600,000,000 a Year/Invest Your 5´- To-day/Apply at the Nearest Post Office "Poster No. 20" (text only; no images) Sir Joseph Causton & Sons, Limited, London, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 75 x 50 |
ENG GEN 50 |
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War Loan/Back the/Empire/with Your/Savings/Invest Now/Apply for/Details/at Nearest/Post/Office "Poster No. 21" Image of a male lion Sir Joseph Causton & Sons, Limited, London, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 76 x 50 |
ENG GEN 51 |
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War Loan/Lend Your Savings/to the Nation To-day/Apply for particulars at the nearest Post Office "Poster No. 22" Image of an open change purse, with British coins and paper money Sir Joseph Causton & Sons Limited, London, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 75.5 x 50 |
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Lend Your/Five Shillings/to Your Country/and/Crush/the Germans "Poster No. 23" Image of a German soldier being crushed by a monumental-size coin D.D. Fry David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 75.5 x 50 |
ENG GEN 53 |
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War and/Saving/Every man & woman/should read/"Why We/Must Save/and How"/published by the Parliamentary/War Svings Committee … "Poster No. 24" (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete Ltd., London, England ParliamentaryWar Savings Committee 75 x 49.5 |
ENG GEN 54 |
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National/Savings/Campaign/How You Can Help/By Steady Work …/By Wise Expenditure …/By Giving Up Luxuries, …/By Avoiding Waste of All Kinds/By Putting What You Save into/the War Loan "Poster No. 25" (text only; no images) Roberts & Leete Ltd., London, England Parliamentary War Savings Committee 75 x 49 |
ENG GEN 55 |
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Don't/1. Don't use a motor car/or motor cycle for/pleasure purposes./2. Don't buy new clothes/needlessly. Don't be/ashamed of wearing/old clothes in War time./3. Don't keep more servants/than you really need./In this way you will save money for/the War, set the right example, and/free labour for more useful purposes./Your Country Will/Appreciate Your Help. David Allen & Sons Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex, England National Organizing Committee, London, England 76 x 51 |
ENG GEN 56 |
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Star & Garter Home/for/Totally Disabled Soldiers and Sailors/Patrons: H.M. The Queen & H.M. Queen Alexandra/ You can never repay these utterly broken men. But you/can show your gratitude by helping to build this Home, where/they will be tenderly cared for during the rest of their lives./Let Every Woman Send What She Can To-day/to the Lady Cowdray, Hon. Treasurer, The British Women's/Hospital Fund … (black and white) "Reproduced by permission of the Proprietors from Mu. Punch's Appeal for the Star and Garter Fund." Image of a robed allegorical figure of Womanhood supporting an injured man as she helps him through a doorway into a building; he has a bandage around his head and one arm in a sling; he can barely stand; behind them are the charred remains of battle; captioned: Haven British Women's Hospital Fund 75 x 49 |
ENG GEN 57 |
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"Our Dumb Friends' League"/A Society for the Encouragement of Kindness to Animals/Blue Cross Fund/for Wounded Horses/at the Front/Donations immediately to/Arthur J. Coke, Secretary/58, Victoria Street, London, S.W. Image of a wounded horse on a battlefield; he is pleadingly looking at the viewer Blue Cross Fund for Wounded Horses at the Front 76 x 50.5 |
ENG GEN 58 |
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Blue Cross Fund/President: Lady Smith-Dorrien/Chairman: Sir Ernest Flower/War!/Please Help the Horses … Image is the head and neck of a horse that appears to be terrified; also an image of a blue cross Y.I.M. Walter Mair & Co. Lith., [London, Eng.?] Blue Cross Fund for Wounded Horses at the Front 46 x 28 |
ENG GEN 59 |
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Belgian Canal Boat Fund/for Relief of the Civil Population Behind the Firing Lines/Send Them Something/The Sec. 71 Duke Street/Grosvenor Square, W. Image of a woman and a girl and a boy; the woman is consoling the girl; the boy is looking at the viewer; in the background are the remains of a destroyed bridge and a destroyed windmill Hassaly [John Hassall?] Hill Siffken Co., London, England Belgian Canal Boat Fund 74.5 x 50 |
ENG GEN 60 |
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1,500,000 Belgians/Are/Destitute/in/Belgium/They must not starve/Support the Local Fund Image of an allegorical female figure of Britannia bending down toward a woman and three children; the woman is kneeling in front of Britannia; the little boy is wearing wooden shoes; in the background is smoke from a battle Hassaly [John Hassall?] Crowther & Goodman, London, England National Committee for Relief in Belgium, London, England 98 x 62 |
ENG GEN 61 |
| 1,500,000 Belgians/Are/Destitute/in/Belgium/They must not starve/Support the Local Fund (Same as ENG GEN 61, except for the positioning of the "Support the Local Fund" line) Image of an allegorical female figure of Britannia bending down toward a woman and three children; the woman is kneeling in front of Britannia; the little boy is wearing wooden shoes; in the background is smoke from a battle Hassaly [John Hassall?] Crowther & Goodman, London, England National Committee for Relief in Belgium 50.5 x 38 |
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In Belgium/Help Image of a woman cuddling a child Louis Raemaekers National Committee for Relief in Belgium 49.5 x 31 |
ENG GEN 63 |
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To Belgium Land of the desolate, Mother of tears … Till you are whole of all your pain,/And come with Honour to your own again./O.S./By kind permission/Belgian Canal Boat Fund/for Relief of the Civil Population Behind the Firing Lines. Send Them Something … (text only except for a shield with a lion rampant in the first letter of the text) O.S. Hill, Siffken & Co. Ltd., London, England Belgian Canal Boat Fund 75.5 x 50 |
ENG GEN 64 |
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The Remaking of Belgium Image of citizens clearing rubble against a devastated townscape dominated by a cathedral in ruins Frank Brangwyn Avenue Press, Drury Lane, W.C., [London, England?] 99 x 72.5 |
ENG GEN 65 |
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Please Help the Belgian Soldiers at the Front/Donations Gratefully Received by Hon Treasurer/British Gifts for Belgian/Soldiers/Hotel Cecil Strand/London W.C. (black and white) Image of a group of British and Belgian infantrymen, in greatcoats, sit around a brazier in a trench; some hold cups and a kettle rests on top of the brazier; a pipe-smoking soldier, far left, plays an accordion; in the background soldiers peering carefully over the trench's parapet are silhouetted against the sky Frank Brangwyn Avenue Press British Gifts for Belgian Soldiers 100 x 74 |
ENG GEN 66 |
| London & Southwestern Railway Co./Avis/Les passsagers sont avertis/qu'il est strictement défendu/de brûler des allumettes, de/fumer ou d'exposer une lumiè/quelconque sur les ponts, après/le depart du bateau (In French) (black and white) (text only; no images) London & Southwestern Railway Co. 19 x 25 Box 7 cardboard; corner broken off; piece in envelope |
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| Defence of the Realm Regulation/Extract from the Order made by the Secretary of State for the/Home Department:/All blinds in railway carriages, the lights of which if unobscured would be visible/from the sea or from the navigable waters of any estuary, must be lowered so as to/cover the windows … Heavy penalties … /The Order as to the/lowering of blinds is/applicable between the/undermentioned places: …/ (text only; no images) McCorquodale & Co. Ltd., London, England Secretary of State for the Home 24 x 46 |
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| The German Trident's Inglorious Grave (black and white) Page from The Graphic, June 28, 1919; verso: pictures of Wimbledon Bird's-eye view of islands around the Scapa Flow, the Scapa Bay, the Pentland Firth and the Atlantic Ocean, where ships were scuttled; includes names of ships G.F. Morrell 41 x 29 |
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| Real/German Helmets/from the Battlefields Hand-lettered sign probably used as a label in an exhibit (text only; no images) 28 x 61 |
ENG GEN 70 | |
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Germany's Lost Empire in Africa [map] Dangerfield Printing Co., London, England Stanford's Geographical Establishment, London, England 41.5 x 61 |
ENG GEN 71 |
| German Sawtooth/ Bayonets/just to prove they use them Hand-lettered sign probably used as a label in an exhibit (text only; no images) 28 x 61 |
ENG GEN 71(a) | |
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Public Warning/The public are advised to familiarise [sic] themselves with the appearance/of British and German Airships and Aeroplanes, so that they may not/be alarmed by British aircraft, and may take shelter if German/aircraft appear. Should hostile aircraft be seen, take selter/immediately in the nearest available house … do not stand about in crowds and do not touch unexploded bombs … (dated: 1915) Images, in silhouette, of German and British airships and aeroplanes; each piece of aircraft is labeled. Sir Joseph Causton & Sons, Ltd., London, England His Majesty's Stationery Office 88 x 57 |
ENG GEN 72 |
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Britain's Day/December 7, 1918/America/This Day/Pays Tribute to/Britain's/Achievements in/the Great War/Initiative Sulgrave Institution with National Committee Patriotic Societies/American Defence Society and National Security League/Mass Meeting Four images: (1) exterior of Sulgrave Manor, Home of Washington's Ancestors in England; (2) head-and-shoulders image of William Pitt; (3) head-and-shoulders portrait of George Washington; (4) three-quarters portrait of a British sailor resting his hands on a large artillery shell American Defence Society and National Security League 38 x 24 Box 7 |
ENG GEN 73 |
| Under the Auspices of/the British/Government/An Official/Exhibition of/Lithographs/by Frank Brangwyn/Muirhead Bone/Charles Shannon/Edmund Dulac/Augustus John/and other prominent artists/reflecting "Britain's Efforts/and Ideals in the Great War"/on view March 6-March 23/at the Seligmann Galleries/705 Fifth Avenue New York (looks hand-lettered) (text only; no images) British Government 61 x 45.5 cardboard; lower right-hand corner broken off; in envelope |
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Britain's Day December 7 1918 America's Tribute to Britain for her part in The World War Mass Meeting Image of Britannia, seated, flanked by lions and tiger; behind her is Neptune, standing facing right, one hand behind Britannia's throne, the other holding a trident; in the background, left, spectral knights in armour and, right, a fearsome battleship (design crowded with "national" imagery and symbols) Carey Print Lith., New York, New York 99 x 68 |
ENG GEN 75 |
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Save/Your/Bit! Image of a piece of coal on which the text is printed Dangerfield Printing Co., London, England Coal Miners Department Board of Trade 75 x 50 |
ENG GEN 76 |
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Pwy wnaeth yr Ynysoedd bychain hyn yn ganolbwnc yr Ymerodraeth fwyaf a'r gadarnaf welodd y byd erioed?/Ein Cyndadau/Pwy lywodraethodd yr Ymerodraeth hon gyda'r fath ddoethineb a naws nes peri i bob rhan ohoni - o ba hil neu o ba darddiad bynag - gydgylymmu wrthi yn awr ei hangen?/Ein Tadau/Pwy a saif dros gadwraeth yr etifeddiaeth fawr ac ardderchog hon?/Nyni a Safwn/Pwy a'n ceidw mewn coffhad gan falchter a mawl a diolch os gwnawn ni ein dyledswydd heddyw?/Ein Plant/I'R FYDDIN FECHGYN GWALIA / [Who made these little Islands the centre of the greatest and most powerful Empire the world has ever seen?/Our Forefathers/ Who ruled this Empire with such wisdom and sympathy that every part of it - of whatever race or origin - has rallied to it in its hour of need?/Our Fathers/Who will stand up to preserve this great and glorious heritage?/We will/Who will remember us with pride and exultation and thankfulness if we do our duty to-day?/Our Children/To the Army, men of Wales.] (In Welsh) (dated: March 1915) "Poster No. 77" (text only; no images) Sir J.C.&S., [London, England] Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London 74.5 x 49 |
ENG GEN 77 |
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A Plain Duty/"Well, goodbye, old chap, and good luck! I'm/going in here to do my bit, the best way I can./The more everybody scrapes together for the War/Loan, the sooner you'll be back from the trenches." "Reproduced by special permission of the Proprietors of "PUNCH" Image of a British infantryman, wearing a fur jacket over his uniform, shaking the hand of a civilian man in a grey overcoat; they stand outside a post office in a snow-covered street; the civilian is going into a building which has a sign near the door reading "The/Great/War Loan/5 Per Cent/ …" Fred Pegram Bradbury, Agnew & Co., Ltd., London, England National War Savings Committee 76 x 50 |
ENG GEN 78 |
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We're Both Needed to Serve the Guns!/Fill Up the Ranks!/Pile Up the Munitions! "Poster 85c" Image of a soldier shaking hands with a male civilian laborer; behind the soldier is a crew of soldiers manning a field artillery piece on a caisson; behind the laborer is a factory; a train is running from the factory toward the battlefield Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., Leeds, England Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London, England 52 x 74 |
ENG GEN 79 |
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