Propaganda And Cartoons

Illustrations from World War I and earlier depict humorous and satirical propaganda related to military leaders and wartime narratives.

Cartoon, More Hands Wanted. Showing Admiral von Tirpitz, Von Gwinner (Deutsche Bank), Kaiser Wilhelm, Von Bethmann-Hollweg and Field Marshal Von der Goltz struggling with the war (represented by a large human skull), asking the German Foreign Minister Von Jagow to send more help. He stands helplessly with various bribery documents in his bag, saying that he's tried, but no-one will come. Date: August 1914

Black Cat Cigarettes, World war One, propaganda card showing: Kaiser Wilhelm II setting out a new school curriculum

Black Cat Cigarettes, World war One, propaganda card showing: The Kaiser Wilhelm II approving the treatment and execution of nurse Edith Cavell

Cuba, 19th century. Humorous illustration on the Spanish-American War concerning Cuba, 1898. Caricature.

The healthy manpower was simply not there, and in 1917 only 36% of men examined were suitable for full military duties. 1917

Advertisement for Johnnie Walker Black Label whisky. Born 1820 -- still going strong. Every drop is over 12 years old. Date: 1914

Agusta rises in his turn ..... Guillaume does not come back ....

Marche d'un groupe de prisonniers allemands, 1914. Auguste Louis Lepère (French, 1849-1918). Brush and black ink over pencil with white highlights;

Cartoon, More Hands Wanted. Showing Admiral von Tirpitz, Von Gwinner (Deutsche Bank), Kaiser Wilhelm, Von Bethmann-Hollweg and Field Marshal Von der Goltz struggling with the war (represented by a large human skull), asking the German Foreign Minister Von Jagow to send more help. He stands helplessly with various bribery documents in his bag, saying that he's tried, but no-one will come. Date: August 1914

Sketches and Drawings of WW I - The Church Army.

'Garde Mobile - Officier', Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Anon

First World War British recruitment poster, designed by Robert Baden Powell. circa 1915

Serbian civilians and military personnel crossing the River Drina in what is now Yugoslavia. King Peter is being transported across the bridge. The Battle of Kossovo was the last battle lost by the Serbians before they were forced to migrate into the Albanian mountains for the winter. Thousands died that winter from the horrible conditions and lack of food. Kossovo was also significant because that is where the Serbians lost an equally important battle in 1389. This day was to benefit the Serbian Relief Fund. June 25, 1916

Black Cat Cigarettes, World war One, propaganda card showing: German admiral Tirpitz at sea

Bismarck, On the German border, illustrated contribution to the customs disputes between Austria and Germany, Titleblatt of Der Floh, Friedrich Graetz Grätz -, Caricaturist, Angerer , Göschl, Printing Press

Satirical cartoon depicting Nicholas I of Russia as a madman. In 1854 Britain, France and Turkey allied against Russia, and Prussia acknowledged integrity of Turkey, thwarting Nicholas's ambitions to absorb Turkey. Nicholas I of Russia (1796-1855) Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland. Dated 19th century

Cartoon - The Knights of Old ---Ottawa Rostap (1866-1949)

Cartoon, War stories. A French sailor tells a group of civilians of his exploits. Date: 1916

On July 14, 1789, the people of Paris stormed the Bastille, a fortress prison in Paris, France, which event, along with the Oath of Tennis Court, is considered the start of the French Revolution. Necker was reinstated, but resigned in 1790. The design element in the top left and bottom right corners is the fleur-de-lis, is particularly associated with the french monarchy. This illustration dates to 1916.

John Bull bidding farewell, to Edward, Prince of Wales, as he embarks H.M.S. Renown for his royal tour of India in 1921. 1921

Sketches and Drawings of WW I - 'Are We Down-hearted No! But you b----- well will be soon'. Dickebusch

News. / (1) // reorganization of the army. / Disarmament of the National Guard. / (Always from the same to the same)

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

King John, Act 5th, Sc. 3d. King John: How goes the day with us O tell me, Hubert. Hubert: Your majesty, the enemy are in retreat and on the field have left a great supply of Libby, McNeill & Libby's Cooked Corned Beef. King John: Ha! Say you so Strike up our drums and comfort my brave men with this good news. , Soldiers, Theatrical productions, Meat, Canned foods, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Cartoon - History Repeats: Redmen on the Warpath. John Collins (1917-2007)

John Bull, the leviathan of the ocean; or, the French fleet sailing into the mouth of the Nile!. British Cartoon Prints Collection . John Bull (Symbolic character),1790-1800. , Second Coalition, War of the, 1798-1801,Great Britain. , Naval warfare,1790-1800. , Sailing ships,French,1790-1800.

Engraving depicting workmen chatting together after their shift. Dated 19th century

Cartoon, Before the review. A soldier explains that he joined the band because by carrying the drum he doesn't have to carry a bag! Date: 1917

Cartoon, The Road Menders. They stop work to watch the arrival of some VIPs. Date: 1917

Mechanical Training - Enlist in the Air Service Recruiting Poster from World War I

Three cartoons at the start of the First World War: at the top, a comment on needing another war to collect the debts for this one, with heads of state presenting their bills; and two contrasting ones: what war means in England (one soldier and many civilians), and what it means in Germany (one civilian and many soldiers). Date: August 1914

TARJETA POSTAL PARA CORREO DE GUERRA ZONA NACION. Location: EXPOSICION DE LA GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÑOLA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Spain, 1883-1890. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Spain

Trabajo Fortaleza de Nuestras Fronteras. Country: Mexico Artist: Luis Araiza. 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

World War I 1914-1918. 'Misunderstanding', cartoon of Wilhelm II, German Emperor, shouting down the telephone at Franz-Joseph the Austrian Emperor for not doing what he has been told. From 'Le Pays de France', 7 January 1915.

Front cover design for La Baionnette, an issue focusing on friendship. Date: 1917

Estampa recortable popular del ejército carlista Guías de Navarra de la primera guerra carlista (1833-1837), editada por Fournier, de Vitoria.

Black Cat Cigarettes, World war One, propaganda card showing: Germany tangos with death

Life of from Speijk. Leaf with 8 performances about the life and self-sacrifice of J.C.J. Van Speijk during the fight against the Belgians. Under every image a four-line verse. Numbered bottom left: (No 154.).

Cartoon, One Who Might Have Helped. Showing Lord Kitchener and General Pau, defenders of France at the start of the First World War, sitting at a desk with books and maps. They see a vision of Napoleon, who says: A hundred years ago, I returned from Elba. Do you not wish it were today Date: September 1914

Attention! Crash! , Tableware, Saluting, Military personnel, Military life, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Illustration in a French magazine depicting a naughty boy caught by a gendarme as his friends watch on. 1909

World War I British Woman's Royal Navy recruiting poster by Joyce Dennys, 1916

French satirical illustration caricature, depicting arrogant preening German officers 1908

Black Cat Cigarettes, World war One, propaganda card showing: German civilians displaced a refugees of war. World war One propaganda, cigarette card showing: In The shields of Roeselare by Louis Raemaekers, illustrates German troops using Belgian townsfolk as a shield against Belgian fire, forcing them to march ahead.

Comic illustration by amateur soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead, showing a pavement artist pleading with a woman to keep her cat indoors as it keeps licking his pictures of fish off the ground! Perhaps a cheeky reference to rationing during World War I. 1918

people misery/adversity tramp during the Thirty Years War (1618 - 1648) engraving by Jacques Callot (1592 - 1635) flag rags 17th century historic historical,

United Kingdom, 20th century, First World War. Daddy, what did you do in the Great War Poster for the recruitment of soldiers, illustration by Savile Lumley (active 1910-1950), 1914.

A smart dinner party where the men are wearing military uniform - there are elaborate candlesticks on the table Date: 1899

Watching navel maneuvers! , Military personnel, Dancers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Our general grills. / No. 2. / The brave general vinoy.

World War I - 20th century - Germany. Dies tat ich fur Dich. Was tust Du fur mich Propaganda poster by W. Hammer, 1918.

Wireless telegraphy' by Louis Dalrymple 1866-1905, artist. 1899. John Bull labelled 'England' standing on a rock labelled 'South Africa', holding a sword in one hand and a British flag labelled 'Good Will' in the other; he is looking back at Uncle Sam who is standing on ground labelled 'U.S.' and holding aloft an American flag labelled 'Good Will'.

Russian First World War Propaganda Poster, Anonymous

Armed anti-communist, attack in the rue Danremont, Paris, where a communist meeting was taking place. FrontPage of French newspaper 'Le petit journal' May 1925

Album sem in the sea: the brave commander Duc de Tout-Deauville inaugurated by a burst of honor SEM (Georges Goursat, says - 1863-1934) / J. SAUD�. "Album Sem at the sea: the brave commander Duc de Tout-Deauville inaugurated by a burst of honor". Color lithography.

illustration depicting an escaped British prisoner of war having his forged papers examined by Nazi officers

Secrets of a German U-boat: one of a series of drawings made inside a captured submarine during the Second World War. The commander is seen at his action station, operating the electrically-driven attack periscope. Date: 1943

A roaming junk, 1888 print Leaf with 7 performances from the story of a brigadier and a wanderers who arrest homeless people. A caption under each performance. Numbered in the top left: Série 5. - No. 11. Paris paper letterpress printing tales and fairy tales. the soldier; the soldier's life. 'fahrende Leute', vagrants. devil(s) and demons

The bounty jumper of 1894. Benjamin Harrison standing on the deck of a ship labelled 'Republican Party', under sails labelled 'Prohibitory Protection'; he is holding a rope that leads to a rowboat labelled 'McKinleyism' with William McKinley standing in it, holding up a diminutive man labelled 'Ex-Subdizied Sugar Planter'. To the right of the rowboat, President Cleveland is standing on the deck of a ship labelled 'Democracy', under sails labelled 'Tariff Reform'.

In the name of Oranje closed De Poort, JL, 1919 A lion with gun, Dutch Kepi and red-white-blue bandeau around the leg guarded the Dutch weapon. Left unarmed Belgian lion with Belgian kepi and black-yellow-red bandeau around the leg. Bussum paper Netherlands

The Germans are urged to make 'the last heave' to ensure victory, by participating in the war loan to pay for arms for the men in battle Date: 1918

Two soldiers contemplate buying a cigar as a Sunday treat and sharing it. Pen and ink drawing by G. Ri.

North Korean propaganda poster showing an industrial worker by Park Jeong Sik, 1963.

Cartoon - Remembrance 1940. John Collins (1917-2007)

DINNER held by HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE at SS FURST BISMARCK (SS;). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. 1901. Rare Book Division

She's a fast worker, only 3 weeks ago she started with a private! , Military personnel, Barracks, Military life, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Kleidermode in Persien um 600 n. Chr. Perser zur Zeit von Khosru II. 591-628 n. links, Herrscherdiener und adlige Knaben, rechts eine persische Gesand...

On leave , Toy stores, Military personnel, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Miscellaneous generally about mountain historical material.

Italy, 1904-1909 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Italy

Keep an eye peeled for the K. D. (kitchen detective). A bite between meals , Military personnel, Eating & drinking, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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

Illustration depicting three men in front of a ship's helm. Signed BEN

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

Great Britain. England, 1743-97. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Great Britain

The Original Americans. Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 1/4 in. (31.7 × 23.5 cm). Publisher: Issued by Liberty Loan Committee. Date: 1919.World War I poster. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Light-hearted scenes from the Rhineland area in Germany, occupied by the British following the end of World War One showing the good manners and chocolate possessed by the British soldiers as a draw for the German frauleins. The middle picture rather humorously states 'Fraternisation Verboten'. Date: 1919

Another result of zeppelin raids! searchlight nuisance 1916

Say! You're pretty lucky buddy, lookit the clothes I got... , Military personnel, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

La Baionnette Every Thursday. Periodical mainly for French frontline soldiers in World War I. Skelton in German uniform showing what is behind the Kaisers mask. Illustration by Paul Iribe (1883-1935) French artist and designer.

German diver with breathing apparatus and line. Date: circa 1870

Picture Post Card, Sikko van der Woude, 1945 One of eight 'funny' postcards, drawings in color of traditional Dutch and (most Scottish) soldiers put into traditional costumes. Note: Eight postcards in envelope with text in red and blue in red-white-blue frame. Netherlands paper printing Netherlands

Cartoon, showing a French soldier reunited with his mother, telling her not to worry, he is not injured in any part of his body. Date: 1916

Belgian Canal Boat Fund for the relief of the civil population behind the firing lines. Send them something, circa 1915

In a clear case of 'divide and conquer' the British famously - infamously from a Chinese perspective - used Sikh policeman to control - and often brutalise - Chinese citizens of their Far Eastern colonial settlements. The result was that Sikhs became associated with aggression and violence in the Chinese world view. This cartoon by 'H.H.' nicely sums up the colonialist and frankly racist colonial British values of the time.

Gee, soldier - I certainly miss my male! , Correspondence, Letter carriers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Passengers that were on the deck of the 'Lusitania', were looking out to sea, suddenly they saw a white streak close to the surface coming straight for the vessel. 7 May 1915

'Hyde Park re-echoes the war note in every corner. Rotten Row is crowded with khaki, and squads of recruits decorate the open spaces.' Cartoon by Fish in Letters of Eve in The Tatler showing how Rotten Row, the traditional magnet for society during the Season, is transformed during World War One, as soldiers on leave or convalescing stroll there and recruits are drilled in the park's open spaces. Date: 1915

Two young Russian Boys take sides in this propaganda postcard from the First World War era, one pretending to be the valiant Russian Forces, fighting from behind their defences (foreground, the other being the German army failing to break through. Date: circa 1917

WW1 - A German illustration showing Paul von Hindenburg (1847 - 1934) and the Grand Duke Nikolay Nikolayevich Romanov of Russia (1856 1929), ending a game of chess. A depiction of the German's defeating the Russians. Date: circa 1916

Artist's impression of Captain Scott writing in his diary in his tent during his expedition to the South Pole in which he and his four companions perished. He sits in a sleeping bag, and writes by the light of a candle while the snow covered sledges used by the team can be seen outside. Date: 1913

Front cover of The Graphic dedicated to America who will join the the Great War on the side of the allies. Date: 1917

On sentry duty - Oh! How I miss you tonight! , Military personnel, Rain, Guards, Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

British world war two postcard showing a boy hanging washing. We're Going to Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line' is a popular song written in the Second World War. The Siegfried Line was a chain of fortifications along Germany's Western border, analogous to the Maginot Line in France. The song was used as a morale-booster during the war, particularly up to and during the Battle of France

J. & P. Best Six Cord, 200 yds. The champion.. J. & P. Best Six Cord, 200 yds. The champion.

A series of sketches showing events at the Royal Tournament, at Earls Court, London in 1950. Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) watches the King inspecting the Guard of Honour accompanied by her nephew, Prince Richard, later Duke of Gloucester. Other scenes show the Women's Royal Air Force drum major, the Royal Navy twirling half a ton of gun barrel, a musical drive by the Royal Horse Artillery and the Gordon Cavalry in historical costume. Date: 1950

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

Infanterie SchilderhausMeissen. Infanterie Schilderhaus

Untitled design poster for propaganda art protection in the army.; Soldiers ! Saves and secure art. Soldier on the back seen for a monument of monument care with eternal fire, art written in the flames written above a clenched fist and the text 'soldiers saves and secure art'.

If you don't go to the field with your brother's soldier today Pałua Defense Committee, Winiarz, Jerzy (1892 1928)

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