War Illustrations and Cartoons

Historic and satirical illustrations depicting different aspects of warfare, featuring battles, military leaders, and social commentary from the early 20th century.

Cartoon, French boys gathering stray pieces of coal during a supply crisis. One of them says he will sell a bag to an old gentleman he knows. Date: 1917
Cartoon, French boys gathering stray pieces of coal during a supply crisis. One of them says he will sell a bag to an old gentleman he knows. Date: 1917
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Colección de cromos de los Exploradores españoles (boy scouts). Jóvenes exploradores mostrando su alegría por las actividades que llevan a cabo. Años 1930.
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How do I look , Military personnel, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Judge Magazine: Bismarck and American Protection, Judge Magazine
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Bell Bottom Trousers, Sailors
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The invasion of England. Illustration shows German soldiers and officers invading England by means of hot-air balloons and other types of airships, also shows German emperor William II dictating Fall of Albion an epic poem by the Kaiser to his secretary, and war correspondent Richard Harding Davis writing How to Conduct a Campaign.
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España. Guerra civil (1936-1939). Portada y contraportada de la publicación semanal ilustrada Revista del Hogar, editada en Valencia, marzo de 1937. Soldados manejando armamento de artillería de gran calibre, una ametralladora, y conduciendo un animal de carga.
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New York 1953-1955 , Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
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1944 cartoon series (comic format) depicting the life of general Charles de Gaulle, Commander of Free French Forces and Leader of Free France, during World War Two. later President of France
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HORATIO, LORD KITCHENER 1ST EARL KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM Soldier; as seen by the French Date: 1850 - 1916
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Cartoon - Another Battle of Britain. John Collins (1917-2007)
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Cartoon - Sailor Beware. John Collins (1917-2007)
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Cowboy shooting with a handgun
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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
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'It's water, but it's good' , Military personnel, Water, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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French satirical illustration of 1908, showing prison warders
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Cartoon - Canadian War Art. John Collins (1917-2007)
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Gee, soldier - I certainly miss my male! , Correspondence, Letter carriers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Cartoon - The Army's Two Sizes. John Collins (1917-2007)
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Caricature image of military from the Air Force, 1930s Caricature image of military from the Air Force, 1930s. Marked 'ho'. Fall photographed drawing.
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Pucks own Yorktown celebration. Artist Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894. Print shows Puck sitting on a wooden cut-out Pegasus reviewing a procession of soldiers, among whom are John A. Logan, Roscoe Conkling carrying a flag labelled Third Term, Joseph W. Keifer, William M. Evarts, David Davis, James G. Bennett, John Kelly, Cyrus W. Field, William H. Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Samuel J. Tilden, Benjamin F. Butler, Thomas De Witt Talmage, and riding on horseback, Henry Ward Beecher. Following the soldiers, in the background on the right, is a float showing an old soldier labelled Our Army and a decrepit ship labelled Our Navy. In the background, on the left, is a reviewing stand for the Foreign Guests, with a French flag on one side and a German flag on the other.
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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
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A curious mixture of English and French types at base in Northern France during World War One captured in silhouette by Captain H. L. Oakley whose work featured in The Bystander. 'The newly-arrived officer meets the tired Tommy returning on leave, the smart French ladies, curious garbed fishwives, priests and short-socked schoolboys, whilst everywhere is a sprinkling of French sailors and soldiers. V.A.D, nurses and sisters, tabbed staff officers and R.A.M.C. flourish and abound. The military
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'Hard Lines'! - a row of rather brutal-looking American convicts in green prison attire march in a line. Date: 1909
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Boy! What a tank , Tanks Military science, Military personnel, Military life, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Crack this nut for victory! , Military personnel, Dictators, Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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All about Sir John Smith, KCB. On back of this card. , Men, Armor, Materials, 19th Century American Trade Cards
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The Polish-Soviet War (February 1919 - March 1921) was an armed conflict that pitted Soviet Russia and Soviet Ukraine against the Second Polish Republic and the Ukrainian People's Republic over the control of an area equivalent to today's Ukraine and parts of modern-day Belarus. At some points the war also threatened Poland's existence as an independent state. It followed on from the Soviet westward offensive of 1918-19. A formal peace treaty, the Peace of Riga, was signed on 18 March 1921, dividing the disputed territories between Poland and Soviet Russia. The war largely determined the Soviet-Polish border for the period between the World Wars. Much of the territory ceded to Poland in the Treaty of Riga became part of the Soviet Union after World War II, when Poland's eastern borders were redefined by the Allies in close accordance with the British-drawn Curzon Line of 1920.
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America owes France the most unalterable gratitude. French comrade, your children shall be as our children. An American soldier standing with two children at the grave of a French soldier.
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J. & P. Coats Best Six Cord, 200 yds, 50.. J. & P. Coats Best Six Cord, 200 yds, 50.
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Returning from the North Pole, Robert Peary returned home to find Frederick Cook claiming he had reached it the previous year. "What a hole, the Pole!" Date: 1909
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Greetings soldier! , Correspondence, Typewriters, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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9/5/1952 - U.S. Propaganda Posters in 1950s Asia - Supporting Stalin poster (written in Chinese).
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'Hmm! Maybe there is a tent-stretcher' , Military personnel, Tents, Military life, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Just a little something to remember Pearl Harbor! , Military personnel, Ships, Artillery Weaponry, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871. Army Chaplain beside a fallen soldier, holding the flag of the Red Cross. From Souvenirs du Siege de Paris by Jules Renard Draner. France Germany
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Don't stop the game. Page fence will stop them.. Don't stop the game. Page fence will stop them.
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Boy on horse shooting rifle at owl, from the Comic Powder Novelties series (N200) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. ca. 1890 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Comic Powder Novelties" series (N200), issued ca. 1890 by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. Each card instructs the collector to place a burning cigarette at the point of the gun on each card's image. The burning paper then mirrors the bullet's trajectory. Most examples here show the resulting burn marks.. Boy on horse shooting rifle at owl, from the Comic Powder Novelties series (N200) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. ca. 1890. Commercial lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company
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This photo taken in early World War I has the caption: Boot inspection at Aldershot. Owing to a short suply new shoes cannot be issued to all voluteers at once, and so the most needy are supplied first. Aldershot is a town in the Rushmoor district of Hampshire, England.
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'Hmm! Maybe there is a tent-stretcher' , Military personnel, Tents, Military life, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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The Prussians after the attack
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Don't worry - no matter where you roam, Ill take care of everything at home , Military personnel, Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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J. & P. Coats Best Six Cord, 200 yds, 50.. J. & P. Coats Best Six Cord, 200 yds, 50.
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The Tsar Gun in Moscow (it was never used) Date: 1913
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Artwork: "USAF Cartoon" Artist: Jake Schuffert. Country: Unknown
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World War I 1914-1918: French miners setting an explosive charge underneath German trenches. Cover of Le Pays de France, Paris, 9 September 1915. Military, Army, Engineering ,Sapper
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Camp snapshots , Military personnel, Sleeping, Dishwashing, Military life, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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How it feels on that first long hike! , Military personnel, Hiking, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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When You Make Your 'Come-Back' After the War.... Country: Canada Artist: Ricky RCAF. 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
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Remington Repeating Shotguns - advertisement 1916
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World war two: Cartoon by Jenny Goldberg depicting Stalin spiking Goebbels, Hitler and goring
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Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Allegorical engraving over the conflict. By L. Brunet, 1905. Colored.
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First hand impressions, visualised on the spot of the daily and nightly routine of the firing line on the Western Front during World War I. Silhouettes cut by Second Lieutenant H. L. Oakley, the 'man with the magic scissors' who had a long career as a silhouette artists and cut the portraits of many famous people and royalty. This appears to be Oakley's first silhouette published in The Bystander. He would make many more contributions during the war, and in other ILN publications such as Holl
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I'd rather be a private with a chicken on my knee than a colonel with an eagle on my shoulder , Military personnel, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Guard duty's a cinch now - these army dogs never leave their posts! , Military personnel, Dogs, Guards, Bayonets, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Caricature image of military from the Air Force, 1930s Caricature image of military from the Air Force, 1930s. Noticed 'ni'. Fall photographed drawing.
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OHO - Do you see the Soldier or the Sailor, Puzzles & Optical Illusions
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World War Two: Patriotic Russian war postcard depicting a militia civil defence soldier riding a sleigh with captured German soldiers behind him
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Military Motor series, 1916: Russian X-ray Amnulance.
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Advertisement for the Crossman patent Body Shield, designed to minimise the risk of injury due to shrapnel, bayonet and bullets. The shield was made from the same class steel as helmets and fit to the body for the purpose of deflecting rifle or machine gun fire. Date: 1916