Poster showing silhouette of a soldier striding forward with bayonet. Poster no. 38. Title from item.
Poster is text only. Poster no. 7. Title from item.
Poster showing a worker holding a wrench and the British flag, with caption, "Hold up the flag of freedom." Title from item.
Poster is text only, with monogram and arms of George V at top. Title from item.
Poster showing hands overflowing with coins, which turn into bullets as they fall, against background of a war loan scrip voucher. Poster no. 19. Title from item.
Joseph Mallord William Turner, Rain, Steam, and Speed -- The Great Western Railway, oil on canvas, 1844 (National Gallery, London) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker. Rain, Steam, and Speed -- The Great Western Railway was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1844. It depicts the Maidenhead Railway Bridge (completed (1838) looking east, across the River Thames between Taplow and Maidenhead.
Joseph Mallord William Turner, Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On), 1840 (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) Speakers: Lori Landay & Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Poster showing a veteran bidding farewell to a soldier, as others set off in the background. Caption: "Good Bye my lad, I only wish I were young enough to go with you!" Poster no. 63. For poster with same image in black and white, see POS - WWI - Gt Brit, no. 19. Title from item.
Poster showing a veteran bidding farewell to a soldier, as others set off in the background. Caption: "Good Bye my lad, I only wish I were young enough to go with you." Poster no. 24. For poster with same image in color, see POS - WWI - Gt Brit, no. 49. Title from item.
Queen Victoria of England reigned over a vast British empire from 1837 until her death in 1901. During her rule, England rapidly transformed into a modern, technologically-based economy exercising global military and cultural power, roiling with class and racial conflict. Victorianism extended far beyond the boundaries of Britain and informed international movements of the same period, including in the United States.
Poster showing coins and a bag of money. Poster no. 13. Title from item.
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 Chancellor of the Exchequer. Poster no. 17. Title from item.
Poster showing a lion, symbol of the British Empire. Poster no. 21. Title from item.
Poster showing an open purse, with coins and paper money. Poster no. 22. Title from item.
Poster showing savings stamps, how to collect 31 of them on a card, and how to use the card to purchase a War Savings Certificate redeemable for ź1 after five years. Poster no. 108. (2276) Wt. 19080/2721 20125 16-8-18. E3616. Title from item.
Poster showing savings stamps, how to collect 31 of them on a card, and how to use the card to purchase a War Savings Certificate redeemable for ź1 after five years. Poster no. 107. (2276) Wt. 19080/2721 50125 16-8-18. E3616. Title from item.
Poster is text only. Poster no. 24. Wt. 12241/316. Title from item.
Poster showing 14 vignettes of the British munitions industry, including related descriptions and facts. Title from item.
Poster showing two soldiers on the field, one gesturing toward a Church Army building nearby, with caption: "You'll find all you want" in a hut of the Church Army. Text continues: 800 already erected on all British fighting fronts. 120 additional huts needed for western front. Title from item.
Poster showing, in silhouette, mounted officers with a line of civilians, above, and a rank of marching soldiers, below. Poster no. 34. Title from item.