Britain
Propaganda posters from the United Kingdom.
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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.
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Beat him! (British poster, 1942)
Text: In Germany … someone is doing the same job as you. Beat him! Year: 1942 Publisher: Unknown. Artist: Roy Nockolds. Additional information: Encouraging greater industrial productivity, showing a Nazi hard at work.
