World War One
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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.
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The Huns have desecrated and destroyed the cathedrals of France & Belgium (British poster, 1915)
Text: The Huns have desecrated and destroyed the cathedrals of France & Belgium – Irishmen do your duty! Enlist & keep the enemy out. Year: 1915. Publisher: NA Artist: NA. Additional information: Published and distributed in Ireland, shows Reims Cathedral in France crumbling and in flames, with bodies lying before its facade.
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Sons of the Empire: Canada, India and Australia (British postcard, 1914)
Text: Sons of the Empire: Canada, India and Australia. Year: 1914. Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton. Artist: NA. Additional information: Issued as part of a series called ‘Dear Little Allies’, showing Britain and her allies as children.