Military Recruitment and Propaganda

Vintage illustrations and propaganda from the World Wars promoting military enlistment and depicting wartime sentiments through art.

Death to the Finnish Butchers!, Leo, Boris Mikhaylovich (1904-1975)

Be Up-to-date - Be a US Marine, U.S. Marine Corps

Drawing on a postcard showing a sailor sketching his comrades on the deck of a ship.The sketch is by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps. Ranstead was one of many soldiers of WWI who took up drawing as a hobby. His subjects range from wartime humour to pictures of pretty girls and are clearly influenced by images in the illustrated magazines of the period. circa 1916

Black Cat Cigarettes, World war One, propaganda card showing: the German Kaiser being booted out by Uncle Sam, symbol of the USA

Netherlands, Count William, Count William I of Holland, verso lower left - stamped, Count William in armor on horseback. Behind him men in armor with lances. In the upper left corner a coat of arms., print, book illustration, prints, height 136 mm, width 72 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1517 - 1517, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut

Black Cat Cigarettes, World war One, propaganda card showing: civilian casualties of the war

Death to the Finnish Butchers!, Leo, Boris Mikhaylovich (1904-1975)

A British soldier in tropical uniform including pith helmet struggles with his kit through the heat. It's likely he is part of the Army defending Suez or is part of the Gallipoli Campaign. Date: c.1915

On liberated Belgium, Tjerk Bottema, 1918 print A soldier with a rifle with bayonet on his back runs with open arms on a man and woman. Barbed wire on either side of the soldier. paper soldiers and civilians. barbed wire Belgium

La concentration (The March to the Front), from La Guerre de 1914, first series,no.6. Artist: Auguste Lepère, French, 1849-1918

Une Prise Difficile, WW1 caricature by illustrator George Whitelaes showing German Kaiser Wilhelm II chasing pig at the Verdun battlefield

'The Offensive - What It Looks Like- -And What It Feels Like' A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1916

Black Cat Cigarettes, World war One, propaganda card showing: Wilson and Humanity. The 'Ancona' Protest. US President Woodrow Wilson protesting to the Austrians over the sinking of the Italian liner Ancona by one of their submarines on 7 November 1915.

World War One was to have a devastating impact on Russia. When World War One started in August 1914, Russia responded by patriotically rallying around Nicholas II. Military disasters at the Masurian Lakes and Tannenburg greatly weakened the Russian Army in the initial phases of the war. The growing influence of Gregory Rasputin over the Romanovs did a great deal to damage the royal family and by the end of the spring of 1917, the Romanovs, who had ruled Russia for just over 300 years, were no longer in charge of a Russia that had been taken over by Kerensky and the Provisional Government. By the end of 1917, the Bolsheviks led by Lenin had taken power in the major cities of Russia and introduced communist rule in those areas it controlled. The transition in Russia over the space of four years was remarkable - the fall of an autocracy and the establishment of the worlds first communist government.

Air War, Russia WW I

A German soldier, or 'Jerry' as depicted by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps. Ranstead was one of many soldiers of WWI who took up drawing as a hobby. His subjects range from wartime humour to pictures of pretty girls and are clearly influenced by images in the illustrated magazines of the period. circa 1916

This is how the German imperialists imagined the redivision of Europe after the war.

Cartoon, On leave in Paris. Two French soldiers outside a cinema are dismayed to see that all the films are about the war -- to think we came here to have fun! Date: 1917

Cartoon, Artist on a battlefield, painting a colourful canvas, watched by two soldiers. Date: 1917

Cartoon - All Equipped for Big Game Hunting. John Collins (1917-2007)

At count zeppelin's evening classes for bomb droppers. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans 1916

Cartoon - Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - The Tiger of Malaya. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon, During the bombardment. A British soldier eats from a hamper during a bombing raid. He tells another soldier, Jim, that when he eats quickly he gets the hiccups -- can he suggest a remedy Jim says yes he does -- ask someone to give you a fright. Date: 1916

Artwork: "Sorting Bombs" Artist: Charles Waterhouse. Country: Unknown

A member of the Women's Land Army during World War One is depicted in her uniform shovelling manure or soil. An impression by George Ranstead, a soldier serving in the Army Pay Corps during the Great War, who drew and posted a large number of postcards. Date: c.1916

Schmitz, G., Gefreiter (n.1920 - d.), Humorous color illustration: without ticket (attributed title), 1940. Paper, ink. Museum of the Liberation of Paris - General Leclerc Museum - Jean Moulin Museum.

His First War Hero - Illustration shows the German Emperor Wilhelm II holding the strings to a wooden jumping toy identified as "v. Waldersee," field marshal in China, who is wearing a military uniform, decorated with many medals, and saluting with his left hand, circa 1901

Cartoon - The Fighting French. John Collins (1917-2007)

España. Legión española. Campaña de Marruecos (1911-1927). Aviación española bombardeando los campamentos moros. Author: APEL·LES MESTRES I OÑÓS.

All form two lines : the King's line attempts to capture the Tower = something like 'Nuts in May'. Date: 1900

War costume of the French military of 1581, woodcut, France, Europe

Why waste your time looking for a job when the Navy will employ you at once, U.S. Navy

With the Allies on their last legs, Germany - fresh and fit - awaits the final round of the fight (but this is May 1915, with more than three years to go !) Date: 1915

I'm serving at the front with the - tank corps! Cheerio! , Military personnel, Beer, Military life, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

1910s ANTI GERMAN PROPAGANDA PRIOR TO WW1 LITTLE BOY WITH GEORGE WASHINGTON SHADOW POINTING GUN AT DACHSHUND IN KAISER HELMET

I'm still hanging on around here! , Military personnel, Military training, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

We don't care if you did see it done in the circus, come out of there! , Artillery Weaponry, Military personnel, Military life, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Cartel editado por la Delegación General de Carabineros. Obra de Paco Ribera. Año 1937. Zona Republicana. Guerra civil 1936-1939.

Cartoon, Family man. A middle aged French soldier reprimands a young German soldier for shooting at him. He says if he didn't have a boy of his age, he would give him a couple of slaps. Date: 1916

Bombardment of crowns of Europe (IT)

Three Zeppelins attack British defences on the English coast Date: 1914 - 1918

Aerial warfare by Anonymous / Russian State Library, Moscow/ 1914/ Russia/ Colour lithograph/ Soviet political agitation art/ History,Poster and Graphic design

The Spartacus League (German: Spartakusbund) was a Marxist revolutionary movement organized in Germany during World War I. The League was named after Spartacus, leader of the largest slave rebellion of the Roman Republic. It was founded by Karl Liebknecht, Rosa Luxemburg, Clara Zetkin, and others. The League subsequently renamed itself the Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (KPD), joining the Comintern in 1919. Its period of greatest activity was during the German Revolution of 1918, when it sought to incite a revolution by circulating the newspaper Spartacus Letters.

Warning - consider the possible consequences if you are careless in your work , WWI Poster 1917

Primera guerra mundial (1914-1918). Hidroplano inglés abatido por las granadas turcas. Author: Francisco Navarrete Sierra.

Uncle Sam is ready: political poster published in the United States during the Spanish-American War on the Cuban question, illustration from the magazine L'Illustration, year 55, no 2874, March 26, 1898.

Cartoon - British Protection Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

DA-SN-85-06191. Country: Unknown

Cartoon, How Herbinet used System D to get hold of some plonk. Showing how a soldier gradually extracts wine from a large barrel in a stable. Date: 1916

Our 'pest' bugler , Military personnel, Bugles, Military life, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

National coal strike of 1912. Workers went on strike from February to early April, to secure a minimum wage. 1912

Historia. Siglo XIX. Atentado en Madrid contra el general Prim. Años 1940. Dibujo de Mestre. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.

Anefo photo collection. Assignment loyalty. Woodcut. Two hands hold resp. A rifle and a cross up. In the background rifles with bayonets. November 2, 1962

Over the top for victory , Military personnel, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

DF-SN-86-07134. Country: Unknown

The French guard dog

So long! , Military personnel, Farewells, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

A machine gun nest, Camp Forest, Tullahoma, Tenn., M7. A machine gun nest, Camp Forest, Tullahoma, Tenn., M7

Εύζων - Evzon , Soldiers, Bugles, Greece. Stratos. Euzōnoi. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). 'El EjŽrcito Popular Žs el ejŽrcito de la Repœblica' (The Popular Army is The Republic's Army). Poster by Parrilla edited by the Delegate Junta of Defence of Madrid.

Cartoon - Armistice Day Parade. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Dogs of War. John Collins (1917-2007)

Cartoon - Operation Monkey-Wrench. John Collins (1917-2007)

These Are U.S. Defense Posters -- Inconceivable would be a war without posters. Like bands, parades, flags and patriotic speeches, they are designed to rouse peaceful citizens to deeds of daring and hard work. Since America's entry into World War II, posters are being hung in defense factories during workers to obey regulations work hard, keep their mouths shut, look out for fifth columnists and saboteurs. Creators of these new cartoon-posters are Cy Hungerford, famous cartoonist of the Pittsbu

The Japanese Invasion of French Indochina, also known as the Vietnam Expedition, was a move by the Empire of Japan in September 1940, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, to prevent China from importing arms and fuel through French Indochina, via the Sino-Vietnamese Railway from the port of Haiphong through Hanoi to Kunming in Yunnan. Japan occupied northern Indochina, which tightened the blockade of China, and made continuation of the drawn out Battle of South Guangxi unnecessary. In March 1945, Japan launched the Second French Indochina Campaign and ousted the Vichy French and formally installed Emperor Bao Dai in the short-lived Empire of Vietnam. In August 1945, Japanese forces surrendered in Indochina at the end of World War II.

Cartoon, The Little War. Children playing a war game. One of them tells his friend: Don't yell like that, you're supposed to be dead! Date: 1917

Three Chums Accused, or, the Burning of Raymond Academy, Fire Fighters & Fire Equipment

Cartoon, A failure. Two French soldiers coming out of a cafe remark that a shell has fallen in the middle of the street, avoiding all the African soldiers fighting with the German army. (The humour is verbal, being based on a pun which is lost in translation!) Date: 1916

The Russian French Alliance - Russian Bear playing a fiddle labeled "Politics", around it's waist is a belt with papers labeled "French Military Secrets" tucked behind, and a cord extending from it's right wrist is connected to a restraint labeled "Treaty" around the neck of a dancing soldier labeled "France". The French soldier may refer to (and looks somewhat like) Ferdinand W. Esterhazy who was involved in the Dreyfus Affair and the sale of military secrets to Germany. Political Cartoon, 1898

'Throw my butt in the can, huh!' , Military personnel, Trash cans, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Don't spill this, soldier! But this place is dull without you! , Cats, Bars, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Storming the castle. "Old Abe" on guard - Political Cartoon, 1860. During the 1860 election campaign the "Wide Awakes," a marching club composed of young Republican men, appeared in cities throughout the North. They often wore uniforms consisting of visored caps and short capes, and carried lanterns. Here Republican presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln (left) is dressed as a "Wide-Awake," and carries a lantern and a spear-like wooden rail. He rounds the corner of the White House foiling the attempts of three other candidates to enter surreptitiously. At far right incumbent James Buchanan tr

We all have a 'good word' for our sergeant - (but he caught me using it!) , Military personnel, Cleaning, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

I am crawling day and night to help them fight.

J. & P. Coats Best Six Cord, 200 yds, 40. J. & P. Coats Best Six Cord, 200 yds, 40

A series of silhouette vignettes by H. L. Oakley depicting night time activity behind the British lines during World War One. Silhouettes show mules pulling supplies, a large truck obstructing the path of officers on horseback, French troops loading up their beer cart and British troops, moving from trenches to billets, passing a calvary at a cross roads. Date: 1916

A machine gun nest, greetings from Camp Lee, Va. , Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Cartoon - Beret among the Stetsons. John Collins (1917-2007)

Propaganda poster showing Hitler and a Nazi soldier attempting to fix the broken and patched Nazi Germany fighting force. From WWII.

We're supposed to hit those targets! , Military personnel, Target practice, Ducks, Targets Sports, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

World War I 1914-1918: Austrian poster by Karl Libesny (1892-1933) issued by the Vienna Commercial Bank for the 8th War Loan, 1918. Two soldiers push open a banks strong room door to reveal sunshine and Freedom.

American Imperialism. LIithography by Dalsani, 1907.

European armor and its development , Armor, Illustrations. Records of U.S. Army Operational

A machine gun nest , Military personnel, Machine guns, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Broadsheet showing Georges-Marie Guynemer, French air fighter ace. Artist: Unknown

Let me know what you want soldier! I'll put it in the mail , Military personnel, Correspondence, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Let me know what you want soldier! I'll put it in the mail , Military personnel, Correspondence, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Sealed flying suit, 1938. Artist: Unknown.

Wilhelm II at Bismarck's corpse, Anonymous, 1898 paper political caricatures and satires. historical persons. funerary ceremonial. ruler, sovereign Germany

Helmets and their developmental sequence , Armor, Helmets, Illustrations. Records of U.S. Army Operational

1600s THE WALK HOME FOR PILGRIM SETTLERS MAN WITH LANTERN & MUSKET WOMAN BASKET & GIFTS KIND DEEDS IN CRUEL DAYS

Hand-painted lantern plate with cannon, soldiers and covered wagon, slide plate slideshope images glass paper, Hand-painted slides with top and bottom edges of white-red checkered paper. Image of soldier with drawn saber by gun second soldier leads horse with carriage to the cannon optics magic lantern magic lantern slide toy projecting

1937 Spanish Civil War, Republican & Communist propaganda poster '1 Ganar la Guerra 'First Task is to win the War'

Strong in the strength of the Lord. We who fight in the people's cause will never stop until that cause is won , Christianity, Patriotism, Propaganda, World War, 1939-1945

Black and white photograph of World War II (1939-1945) showing an odious caricature by Ralph Soupault (1904-1962) after the assassination of French Resistance leader Georges Mandel (1885-1944) on 7 July 1944. It shows the grim reaper grabbing a man by the shoulders.

Cartoon image of militants from the Air Force, 1930s Caricature image of military from the Air Force, 1930s. Marked 'shark', 'Hut'. Fall photographed drawing.

Greetings to that old gang of mine - from the new gang , Military personnel, Singers, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

What is an "Aryan". Contributor: Russian War Relief Inc.. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

Watch Your Talk for His Sake. Country: England Printed By: Lowe & Brydone Printers, Ltd. Contributor: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

Firing the Gun, Sailors

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