The Propaganda Archive

A project by Propagandopolis to create the internet’s largest archive of propaganda posters, postcards, pamphlets, stamps and other ephemera.

This archive is currently a work in progress. New content and features will be added over the coming months. If you would like to learn about or support the project, you can do so below:

Boer War

Down, Kruger, down! (British poster, 1900)

Text: Liverpool Express. Down, Kruger, down!!! Pretoria!!! Year: 1900. Publisher: Liverpool Express. Artist: NA. Additional information: Published during the Second Boer War, showing the British lion subduing the Boer leader Paul Kruger. Pretoria was the capital of the Transvaal Republic, which was led by Kruger: the British captured the city in June 1900, forcing the…

May 12, 2023

Propagandopolis

Europe, United Kingdom

1900, Boer War, Britain, Lion, Paul Kruger, South Africa
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…

May 11, 2023

Propagandopolis

Europe, United Kingdom

1901, Boer War, Britain, Postcard