What in the end will settle this war? Trained men. It is your duty to ...
Poster is text only. Poster no. 66. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The zeppelin raids: the vow of vengeance. Drawn for "The Daily Chronic...
Poster showing a soldier shaking his fist at a zeppelin following bombing.
The Central Committee for National Patriotic Organizations imperial pa...
Poster showing St. George slaying the dragon; illustration forms a border around details of the patriotic rally. St. George Conquering the Dragon is a popular subject in Christian art, representing the victory... More
"England expects" Are you doing your duty to-day? 1805-1915 / / printe...
Poster showing a sailor in 19th century uniform, with modern battleships at sea and a distant shore in flames. Design copyright Seargeant Bros. Ltd. Poster no. 101.
Lamp day, Friday, May 12th. Buy a lamp on lamp day for women's service...
Poster showing a lantern radiating light. Text continues: Help to sell the lamps. Apply 58 Victoria Street, S.W.
The prime minister's pledge to married men is now being redeemed by pa...
Text continues: But let the young unmarried men themselves redeem that Pledge by joining under the Group System to-day. Do not force your country to force you to fight, but come of your own free will. Poster is... More
Join the brave throng that goes marching along / Gerald Wood ; printed...
Poster showing a row of smiling soldiers. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
What will your answer be when your boy asks you, "Father, what did you...
Poster showing, in silhouette, a boy in scout uniform addressing his father.
At the front! Every fit Briton should join our brave men at the front....
Poster showing cavalry in battle, with horses reacting to an explosion in the foreground. Poster no. 84.
Let there not be a man or a woman among us ... / printed by Roberts & ...
Title continues: ... who, when the war is over, will not then be able to say: "I was not idle. I took such part as I could in the greatest task which, in all the storied annals of our country, has ever fallen t... More
The zeppelin raids: the vow of vengeance. Drawn for "The Daily Chronic...
Poster showing a soldier shaking his fist at a zeppelin following bombing.
Is your home here? Defend it! / printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd. London...
Poster showing a map of Great Britain, with districts of army regiments indicated. Poster no. 126. WT 7897/559.
It's our flag. Fight for it. Work for it / Guy Lipscombe ; Henry Jenki...
Poster showing the British flag. Poster no. 107. W 3749 - 20,000 6-15.
Here's your chance. It's men we want / Stone Ltd.
Poster showing a soldier pointing to troops marching by. No. 3.
War bonds. Feed the guns! / Bert Thomas ; printed by Hill, Siffken & C...
Poster showing a range of artillery, with soldier looking through a telescope. No. 72.
At Neuve Chapelle. Your friends need you. Be a man / designed and lith...
Poster showing soldiers in battle at Neuve-Chapelle, France. Public domain scan of French poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
There's room for you. Enlist to-day / W. A. Fry ; printed by William S...
Poster showing soldiers boarding a train, gesturing to others to join them. Poster no. 122.
If you cannot fight, lend your money. £1 for 15/6. Go to the post offi...
Poster is text only, explaining the war loan. Public domain reproduction of World War One war bonds advertisement propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Join at once. Fight for the dear old flag / printed by Johnson, Riddle...
Poster showing the flag of Great Britain. Public domain reproduction of World War One war bonds advertisement propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
4 questions to men who have not enlisted. [...] Enlist to-day / printe...
Poster is text only, encouraging men to enlist. Poster no. 62.
Britain is fighting for the freedom of Europe and to defend your mothe...
Poster is text only. Poster no. 49. Wt. W 10844 / 3/15.
Is your conscience clear on these two great questions / printed by Ale...
Poster is text only, including the two questions: 1. Have you a real reason for not joining the Army, or is that which you put before yourself as a reason, after all only an excuse? 2. Are you only going to do... More
[Cannon] / J.W. Ltd. - Public domain dedication image
Poster showing a large cannon in battle. Poster has no text, but blank space for text to be added. Poster no. 79. B3033 - Wt. 8276/2623 - 10M 6/18. E3054.
Do your duty to our boys as they are doing theirs to you. The 1914 War...
Poster showing soldiers, both injured and those helping them, arriving on a shore. Donations large or small but send now while you think of it. Address: 1914 War Society, 28, Duke St., St. James', W.
Ireland & Poland / Alex. Thom & Co. Ltd., Abbey Street, Dublin.
Poster is text only. Text: The Germans have set themselves to crush Poland out of existence. They have uprooted some 25,000 Polish farmers, and replaced them by Germans. ... Now, during all this period, the Br... More
3 questions to employers [...] More men are wanted to-day. What can yo...
Poster is text only, inferring ways in which employers can encourage men to enlist. Poster no. 70.
Back them up. Invest in the war loan / E. V. Kealey ; printed by Hill,...
Poster showing a mature, prosperous man reaching into his pocket as he watches soldiers and artillery pass by; caption, "My duty."
Remember! "England expects -" The need is great to-day. Are you betwee...
Poster showing, in silhouette, a sailor on a gunboat, and sailors kneeling with rifles. Text continues: Skilled artificers and artisans, seamen, stokers, marines and boys.
The crisis. An appeal to free men [...] / printed by David Allen & Son...
Poster is text only, encouraging men to volunteer for military service. Wt. W10445/595.
Stand not upon the order of your going, but go at once. Shakespeare, M...
William Shakespeare books and illustrations Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lord Kitchener calls for more men. God save the king / printed by Hill...
Poster showing a handwritten letter, on letterhead "War Office, Whitehall, S.W.," which reads, "I have said that I would let the country know when more men were wanted for the war. The time has come and I now c... More
2nd City of London Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Recruits required at on...
Poster showing a battalion marching down a lane, as two women standing by a gate watch and wave. Text continues: Uniform and necessaries immediately on enlistment. Army rates of pay & allowances. God save the K... More
Bad form in dress / printed by Roberts & Leete, Ltd., London.
Poster is text only. Text continues: The National Organising Committee for War Savings appeals against extravagance in women's dress. ... It is essential, not only that money should be saved, but that labour em... More
Are you in this? / RBP ; Printed by Johnson, Riddle & Co., Ltd., Londo...
Poster showing soldiers and others busy with war work, as a well-dressed man looks on pensively. Designed by Lt. Gen. Sir R.S.S. Baden Powell. Poster No. 112.
To skilled workers in engineering & kindred trades. ... Get into the f...
Poster showing a worker holding a wrench and the British flag, with caption, "Hold up the flag of freedom."
The veteran's farewell. Enlist now! / Frank Dadd 1914 ; Printed by Pet...
Poster showing a veteran bidding farewell to a soldier, as others set off in the background.
Answer the call right quickly / printed by Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd.,...
Poster showing the flags of Great Britain, France, Russia, and Belgium.
What will your answer be when your boy asks you, "Father, what did you...
Poster showing, in silhouette, a boy in uniform addressing his father. Poster no. 61.
Remember Belgium--Enlist to-day / Henry Jenkinson Ltd., Kirkstall, Lee...
Poster showing a soldier standing defiant as a woman and child flee a burning village. Poster no. 19.
Young men of Britain! The Germans said you were not in earnest. "We kn...
Poster showing soldiers firing from a trench, and a vignette of players on a soccer field.
Belgian Red Cross fund / printed by Johnson, Riddle & Co., Ltd., Londo...
Poster showing Belgian refugees and soldiers. Please send donations to: The President, Baron C. Goffinet, 3 Savoy Court, London, W.C.
The "scrap of paper." Enlist to-day / Johnson, Riddle & Co., Ltd., Lon...
Poster showing signatures and seals on a treaty. Caption: These are the signatures and seals of the representatives of the Six Powers to the "Scrap of Paper" - the Treaty signed in 1839 guaranteeing the indepen... More
Why not join the army / printed by Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd., Leeds a...
Poster showing the flags of Great Britain, France, Russia, and Belgium. Poster no. 64.
To prevent this - buy war savings certificates now / F. Gregory Brown ...
Poster showing German soldiers overseeing slave labor in a factory, and whipping one of the workers. B3002 Wt 5852/2598 10M 6/18. E3114.
Edwin Forrest as King Lear--Act IV--Scene VI / gravure Gebbie & Husson...
Edwin Forrest as King Lear, full-length portrait, standing, facing left. Copyright by Gebbie & Co.
Speed the "silver bullet." Buy the new government war loan - 4 1/2 per...
Poster is text only. Poster no. 3. Public domain reproduction of World War One war bonds advertisement propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
To skilled workmen. Give your strength and your skill to your country....
Poster is text only, with monogram and arms of George V at top.
Why are you stopping here when your pals are out there? / H. & C. Grah...
Poster is text only. Poster no. 27. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Fall in" Answer now in your country's hour of need / EL(?)K ; printed...
Poster showing a soldier blowing a bugle. Public domain scan of British poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain scan of World War One propaganda ... More
Join the brave throng that goes marching along / Gerald Wood ; printed...
World War I recruiting poster showing a row of smiling British soldiers. Poster no. 118. For more information about this collection, see http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.wwipos
Cold-blooded murder! Remember... Enlist to-day / printed by Roberts & ...
Poster is text only, listing Germany's "crimes against God and man." Poster no. 97. W. 2464/446.
"Be honest with yourself. Be certain that your so-called reason is not...
Poster showing, in silhouette, soldiers with a cannon. Poster no. 127. W 8768/576.
Put your back into it and help to give the final push. Sign the enlist...
Poster showing Allied soldiers, left, and German soldiers, each group struggling to push a huge red ball "Victory" over a peak. Warrant No. 6211-12000-H.M.S.O.
The key to the situation. Are you helping to turn it? / printed by Sea...
Poster showing a key labeled "Munitions, men, and money." Poster no. 116.
Belgian & Allies Aid League. Will you help these sufferers from the wa...
Poster showing Belgian refugees. Public domain reproduction of World War One war bonds advertisement propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Daddy, what did you do in the great war? / designed and printed by Joh...
Poster showing a pensive man with his daughter on his lap, while a boy plays with toy soldiers at his feet. Poster no. 79.
It is going to be a long drawn-out struggle. [...] / printed by Robert...
Text continues: We shall not sheathe the sword until Belgium recovers all, and more than all, she has sacrificed; until France is adequately secured against the menace of aggression; until the rights of the sma... More
War loan / printed by Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd. London, E.C.
Poster showing arms of George V above a quote, "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 Chancell... More
Irelands war map. 100,000 men still eligible. Ireland at the front loo...
Poster showing an outline map of Ireland, with detail maps showing locations of noted battles. Caption: The battles in which Irish regiments have received prominent notice are shewn above.
"Anibyniaeth sydd yn galw am ei dewraf dyn" / V. Sout[a?]y ; printed b...
Poster showing, in silhouette, soldiers with a cannon. Poster is in Welsh. Poster no. 148. Wt. 16434/763.
Rights of citizenship / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd, Harrow, Md...
Public domain photograph related to Great Britain in World War One, military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Another call "More men and still more until the enemy is crushed" Lord...
Poster showing a soldier blowing a bugle. Public domain scan of British poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Men of Britain! Will you stand this? 78 women & children were killed a...
Poster showing a little girl holding a baby, outside a bomb-damaged building.
To dress extravagantly in war time is worse than bad form it is unpatr...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a uniform, military personnel, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
The watchers of the seas. The navy needs boys and men from 15 to 40 ye...
Poster showing a sailor on deck, holding a telescope, looking off at another ship in the distance. Apply: 7, Whitehall Place, S.W.
Bantams / J.W. Arrowsmith Ltd., Bristol.
Text continues: Little Men have made History. Pluck can make up for inches. Remember Nelson and Roberts. Like them you can serve your Country and help Old England in her Hour of Need. So join the Bantam Battali... More
Come into the ranks and fight for your king and country - don't stay i...
Poster showing men, some wearing the Union Jack on their lapels, watching as soldiers march by.
Germany's battle cry is "Germany over all" and her Navy drinks to "the...
Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Why bother about the Germans invading the country? Invade it yourself ...
Poster showing children at play in a spring landscape. 70-1500-19-2-15.
4 1/2% war loan subscriptions here / printed by Roberts & Leete Ltd., ...
Poster is text only, with monogram and arms of George V above. Poster no. 18. W 5995/46.
"I hear they want more Bovril. My place is at the front" / S.H.B. Ltd.
Poster showing a bull approaching a recruiting station decorated with the British flag. Bovril is a brand name for beef extract. Caption: British to the backbone. Regd. No. A 508.
Line up, boys! Enlist to-day / E. & S. Ltd.
Poster showing four men in kilts and uniforms, shouldering rifles. Poster no. 54.
Oxfordshire [Red Cross] day, Saturday, June 5, for the British Red Cro...
Poster is text only. Public domain reproduction of World War One war bonds advertisement propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
It is far better to face the bullets than to be killed at home by a bo...
Poster showing a dirigible in the night sky over London, illuminated by a searchlight.
Men of London! Remember! We must have more men so join now and help to...
Poster showing the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, with flags of the Allies. Poster no. 50.
Wanted - Royal Navy / printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office by W...
Poster is text only, with arms and monogram of George V above, listing positions in the Royal Navy with qualifying age and weekly pay. [3613] G222 100M 2/15 110.
Group system. Enlistment in groups will re-open on Monday, January 10t...
Poster is text only, encouraging men to volunteer for military service under the Group System.
To the women of Britain. [...] Won't you help and send a man to join t...
Poster is text only, asking wives and mothers to encourage men to enlist in the army. Poster no. 69.
Men on the March Pipes & Tobacco League / designed by Frank Brangwyn, ...
Poster showing soldiers smoking pipes and cigarettes as they march past a damaged church. Text continues: £5 subscribed to the League will provide each man in a regiment at the front with one ounce of tobacco, ... More
Why aren't you in khaki? You'll be wanted. Enlist at once / printed by...
Poster is text only. Poster no. 65. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
If you cannot put the "I" into fight, you can put the "pay' into patri...
Poster showing a soldier, and a worker contributing to the Canadian Patriotic Fund.
Thousands have answered the nation's call, but you may be the one to t...
Poster is text only. Poster no. 94. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The new military service bill need not apply to you if you enlist now ...
Text continues: Millions of your fellow countrymen have volunteered their services. Play your part in this great world battle for freedom and let the State decide what that part shall be. Poster is text only. P... More
It's worth while! That's why. Buy war savings certificates / G.P. Bead...
Poster showing two working class men engaged in conversation, one smoking a pipe, the other eating. Poster no. 36. (355) Wt. 32375/2173. 100,000. 9/17. E1803. Issued by the National War Savings Committee, Salis... More
Put it into national war bonds / J.W. Ltd.
Poster showing a soldier smiling. B 3045. - Wt. 9651/2639. 10M. 6/18. E2500.
British Empire Union. "Once a German, always a German." Remember! Ever...
Poster showing caricatures of Germans, including wartime scenes of past violence, cruelty, and drunkenness, and then a charming German businessman of the day. Also a vignette of martyr Edith Cavell's grave and ... More
Your king & country need you to maintain the honour and glory of the B...
Poster showing an old veteran, wearing his decorations, shaking hands with a young soldier. Caption: A chip of the old block. Copyright by Dobson, Molle & Co. Ltd. Poster no. 18.
The veteran's farewell. Enlist now! / Frank Dadd 1914 ; printed by Str...
Poster showing a veteran bidding farewell to a soldier, as others set off in the background.
Each recruit brings peace nearer / printed by Andrew Reid & Co., Ltd.,...
Poster showing a searchlight beam in the night sky above London. Poster no. 86.
Everyone should do his bit. Enlist now / Baron Low 1915 ; printed by R...
Poster showing a young man in uniform, posed with a drum, before a wall displaying enlistment posters by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. Some of the posters are recognizable as items in the Library of C... More
Our country's urgent need. Every physically fit and hardy man required...
Text continues: Age 19-45. Minimum height 5 ft. 5 ins. Minimum chest 35 ins. Separation Allowance & Pay at Army Rate. Apply E. Cunliffe-Owen, Hotel Cecil, Strand, London, or Management. Poster is text only.
Lend your strong right arm to your country. Enlist now / H. & C. Graha...
Poster showing a forearm and fist, and cut to that shape. Poster no. 26.
Who's absent? Is it you? / printed by Andrew Reid & Co., Ltd., 50, Gre...
Poster showing John Bull pointing and addressing the viewer, with burning buildings and a line of soldiers with gaps in the background. Poster no. 125.
Fight for freedom with the strength of free men / Printed by Roberts &...
Poster is text only. Poster no. 48. Wt. W 9754/224.
"A happy new year to our gallant soldiers!" You can make it certain if...
Poster showing soldiers marching toward a sunrise, "Victory 1915." Public domain scan of British poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain scan of ... More
Think! Are you content for him to fight for you? Won't you do your bit...
Poster showing silhouette of a soldier striding forward with bayonet. Poster no. 38.
We're both needed to serve the guns! Fill up the ranks! Pile up the mu...
Poster showing a soldier, with a battle in the background, shaking hands with a worker, with an industrial landscape in the background. Poster no. 85c.
The nation is fighting for its life. All men should enrol for national...
Poster showing Britannia waving a flag, "National service." Caption: Who follows? Reproduced by special permission of the Proprietors of "Punch."
Don't / printed by David Allen & Sons, Ltd., Harrow, Mdx.
Poster is text only. Text continues: 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 s... More