World War I Posters & History Photos

Propoganda posters, art & other objects mark the history of WW I.

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The Hun-his Mark, Blot it Out with Liberty Bonds poster at Alameda Naval Air Museum. Alameda, CA.Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds British poster at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany."Invest in the Victory Liberty Loan" poster at Hampton Roads Naval Museum. Norfolk, VA.President Woodrow Wilson poster promoting Liberty Bond sales at National Museum of American History. Washington, DC.
The Hun-his Mark, Blot it Out with Liberty Bonds poster (WW I) at Alameda Naval Air Museum. Alameda, CA.Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds British poster (1918) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany."Invest in the Victory Liberty Loan" poster at Hampton Roads Naval Museum. Norfolk, VA.President Woodrow Wilson poster (1917) promoting Liberty Bond sales at National Museum of American History. Washington, DC.
Remember Belgium propaganda poster used to raise funds for relief of the invaded country in World War I, an effort headed by Herbert Hoover. West Branch, IA.German Atrocities propaganda watercolor by G.A. Wendt at Liberty Memorial. Kansas City, MO.Last Parade propaganda watercolor by G.A. Wendt at Liberty Memorial. Kansas City, MO.World War I poster to remember German invasion by Imp. Chaix of Paris at National Museum of USAF. Dayton, OH.
Remember Belgium propaganda poster used to raise funds for relief of the invaded country in World War I, an effort headed by Herbert Hoover. West Branch, IA.German Atrocities propaganda watercolor (1915) by G.A. Wendt at Liberty Memorial. Kansas City, MO.Last Parade propaganda watercolor (1915) by G.A. Wendt at Liberty Memorial. Kansas City, MO.World War I poster (1915) to remember German invasion by Imp. Chaix of Paris at National Museum of USAF. Dayton, OH.
Italian propaganda poster showing barbaric German after invasion of neutral Belgium by Giovanni Capranesi of Bergamo at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Food will Win the War poster by U.S. Food Administration at Liberty Memorial. Kansas City, MO.Don't Waste Bread! WWI English poster at Museum of Bread and Art. Ulm, Germany.American WWI propaganda posters at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
Italian propaganda poster showing barbaric German after invasion of neutral Belgium (c1917) by Giovanni Capranesi of Bergamo at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Food will Win the War poster (WW I) by U.S. Food Administration at Liberty Memorial. Kansas City, MO.Don't Waste Bread! WWI English poster (1916-18) at Museum of Bread and Art. Ulm, Germany.American WWI propaganda posters at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.
"Gee!! I wish I were a Man" Navy recruiting poster by Howard Chandler Christy at Hampton Roads Naval Museum. Norfolk, VA."Doughboy Ditties" songbook by Brainless Bates about World War I at March Field Air Museum. Riverside, CA.Teamwork Wins poster by Hibberd V.B. Kline for Emergency Fleet Corp. urges shipyard workers to higher production at National Museum of American History. Washington, DC.Industrial Soldier certificate recognizes those who worked in WW I factories at Orange Empire Railway Museum. Perris, CA.
"Gee!! I wish I were a Man" Navy recruiting poster (1918) by Howard Chandler Christy at Hampton Roads Naval Museum. Norfolk, VA."Doughboy Ditties" songbook (1918) by Brainless Bates about World War I at March Field Air Museum. Riverside, CA.Teamwork Wins poster (c1918) by Hibberd V.B. Kline for Emergency Fleet Corp. urges shipyard workers to higher production at National Museum of American History. Washington, DC.Industrial Soldier certificate (1914-18) recognizes those who worked in WW I factories at Orange Empire Railway Museum. Perris, CA.
Woodrow Wilson on poster for Brave Boys of World War I at Pueblo Union Depot Museum. Pueblo, CO.Camp Bowie First Texas Infantry German-American War commemorative roster at Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion. Kerrville, TX.Graphic honoring soldier killed in World War I signed by Woodrow Wilson with caption Columbia gives her son, the accolade of the new Chivalry of Humanity at Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion. Kerrville, TX.Picture of U.S. Soldier from WWI framed by eagle & American flag at Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion. Kerrville, TX.
Woodrow Wilson on poster (1917) for Brave Boys of World War I at Pueblo Union Depot Museum. Pueblo, CO.Camp Bowie First Texas Infantry German-American War (1917) commemorative roster at Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion. Kerrville, TX.Graphic honoring soldier killed in World War I signed by Woodrow Wilson with caption Columbia gives her son, the accolade of the new Chivalry of Humanity at Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion. Kerrville, TX.Picture of U.S. Soldier from WWI framed by eagle & American flag at Capt. Charles Schreiner Mansion. Kerrville, TX.
Austrian war bond sales poster by Julius Klinger of Vienna at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Propaganda poster to mobilize German workers in armament industry by Alexander M. Cay of Berlin at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Die Reise Lenins durch Deutschland im plombierten Wagen poster for 1924 book by Fritz Platten at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.French conscription number lithograph showing early WWI planes & balloons at Army Museum at Les Invalides. Paris, France.
Austrian war bond sales poster (1917) by Julius Klinger of Vienna at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Propaganda poster to mobilize German workers in armament industry (1918) by Alexander M. Cay of Berlin at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Die Reise Lenins durch Deutschland im plombierten Wagen (Lenin's journey through Germany in a sealed car) poster for 1924 book by Fritz Platten at Nuremberg Transport Museum. Nuremberg, Germany.French conscription number lithograph showing early WWI planes & balloons at Army Museum at Les Invalides. Paris, France.
WWI caricature cards by Paul Dufresne at Army Museum at Les Invalides. Paris, France.British War Savings poster showing Germans using slave labor by F. Gregory Brown at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.British WWI propaganda poster encouraging men to enlist with image of Horatio Nelson at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.For the Liberty of the World poster to urge French citizens to subscribe to WWI defense loan offered by Banque Nationale de Crédit deigned by Georges Goursat shows Statue of Liberty in private collection. Germany.
WWI caricature cards (1914) by Paul Dufresne at Army Museum at Les Invalides. Paris, France.British War Savings poster (1914-8) showing Germans using slave labor by F. Gregory Brown at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.British WWI propaganda poster encouraging men to enlist with image of Horatio Nelson at International Maritime Museum. Hamburg, Germany.For the Liberty of the World poster (1917) to urge French citizens to subscribe to WWI defense loan offered by Banque Nationale de Crédit deigned by Georges Goursat (SEM) shows Statue of Liberty in private collection. Germany.
Subscribe & we will have victory poster to urge French citizens to subscribe to WWI defense loans offered by two French banks deigned by Imre Károly Simay shows WWI tank rolling over trench in private collection. Germany.We'll beat them poster to urge French citizens to buy WWI defense loans deigned by Abel Faivre shows soldier urging others forward in private collection. Germany.Liberation Loan poster by Abel Faivre of France shows flags of Allied Nation crushing German Kaiser in private collection. Germany.They Shall not Pass poster by Maurice Neumont of France shows ragged French soldier holding front line in private collection. Germany.
Subscribe & we will have victory poster (1918) to urge French citizens to subscribe to WWI defense loans offered by two French banks deigned by Imre Károly Simay shows WWI tank rolling over trench in private collection. Germany.We'll beat them poster (1916) to urge French citizens to buy WWI defense loans deigned by Abel Faivre shows soldier urging others forward in private collection. Germany.Liberation Loan poster (1918) by Abel Faivre of France shows flags of Allied Nation crushing German Kaiser in private collection. Germany.They Shall not Pass poster (1917) by Maurice Neumont of France shows ragged French soldier holding front line in private collection. Germany.
National War Loan poster by Lucien Jonas of France shows American soldier in France to raise recovery funds via loan from Equitable Trust Company of New York in private collection. Germany.It's A Long, Long Way to Tipperary sheet music in Irish Texans section at Institute of Texan Cultures. San Antonio, TX.Line Up, Boys! WWI recruiting poster at Stirling Castle Regimental Museum. Stirling, Scotland.Scottish recruiting poster showing kilted troops at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
National War Loan poster (1920) by Lucien Jonas of France shows American soldier in France to raise recovery funds via loan from Equitable Trust Company of New York in private collection. Germany.It's A Long, Long Way to Tipperary sheet music (1912) in Irish Texans section at Institute of Texan Cultures. San Antonio, TX.Line Up, Boys! WWI recruiting poster at Stirling Castle Regimental Museum. Stirling, Scotland.Scottish recruiting poster showing kilted troops (1914) at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Scottish recruiting poster showing Robert Burns at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Scottish recruiting poster showing Boy Scout at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Recruiting poster for city of Dundee Territorial Force to defend home front at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Recruiting poster for Royal Scots Regiment at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Scottish recruiting poster showing Robert Burns (1915) at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Scottish recruiting poster showing Boy Scout (c1914) at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Recruiting poster for city of Dundee Territorial Force to defend home front (c1910) at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Recruiting poster for Royal Scots Regiment (1933) at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Recruiting poster for Scottish Regiments at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Recruiting poster for Royal Navy at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.World War I collecting box to raise money for Scottish Women's Hospitals at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Recruiting poster for Seaforth Highlanders at Fort George Highlanders' Museum. Fort George, Scotland.
Recruiting poster for Scottish Regiments (1919) at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Recruiting poster for Royal Navy (c1920) at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.World War I collecting box to raise money for Scottish Women's Hospitals at National War Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Recruiting poster (early 1900s) for Seaforth Highlanders at Fort George Highlanders' Museum. Fort George, Scotland.
Recruiting poster for Seaforth Highlanders by Tom Curr at Fort George Highlanders' Museum. Fort George, Scotland.Recruiting poster for Cameron Highlanders at Fort George Highlanders' Museum. Fort George, Scotland.Painting of W.G. Harding signing one of the peace treaties ending WWI at Harding home museum. Marion, OH.
Recruiting poster (early 1900s) for Seaforth Highlanders by Tom Curr at Fort George Highlanders' Museum. Fort George, Scotland.Recruiting poster (early 1900s) for Cameron Highlanders at Fort George Highlanders' Museum. Fort George, Scotland.Painting of W.G. Harding signing one of the peace treaties ending WWI at Harding home museum. Marion, OH.
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