United Kingdom
Propaganda from the United Kingdom.
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Boer War 1900 (British postcard, 1901)
Text: Boer War 1900. How Captain Towse (Gordon Highlanders) won his Victoria Cross. Year: 1901. Publisher: NA. Artist: NA. Additional information: Illustration shows Captain Beachcroft Towse carrying a wounded soldier away from a scene of battle during the Second Boer War. The soldier in question was Colonel Downman, who had been mortally wounded during the…
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How to avoid Spanish influenza (British cartoon, 1918)
Text: How to avoid Spanish influenza. The expert say in effect: “Don’t talk to anyone, don’t go near anyone, and you are safe!” No doubt. But is not this a little difficult; Year: 1918. Publisher: Daily Mirror newspaper. Artist: W. K. Haselden. Additional information: Cartoon pokes fun at the confusing rules and advice given by…
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The Broken Colossus (British cartoon, 1942)
Text: The Broken Colossus Year: 1942. Publisher: Punch magazine. Artist: Bernard Partridge. Additional information: Shows Mussolini as the Colossus of Rhodes, dressed as Caesar while straddling the Mediterranean, though his ‘Africa’ leg is broken.
