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:

Lusitania

Without mercy (Belgian illustration, 1916)

Text: Without mercy. Year: 1916 Publisher: NA. Artist: Gisbert Combaz. Additional information: Drawn by Belgian artist Gisbert Combaz, a prominent and prolific illustrator during the war who produced many posters, postcards, newspaper cartoons and more. This illustration refers to the torpedoing of the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland on 7 May 1915, which killed…

March 13, 2024

Propagandopolis

Belgium

1916, Belgium, Gisbert Combaz, Lusitania, Skeleton, World War One
Take up the sword of justice! (British poster, 1915)

Text: Take up the sword of justice. Date: 1915 Publisher: Parliamentary Recruitment Committee. Artist: Bernard Partridge. Additional information: shows Justice offering her sword while the RMS Lusitania sinks in the background.

May 16, 2023

Propagandopolis

Europe, United Kingdom

1915, Bernard Partridge, Britain, Justice, Lusitania, Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, World War One