Period
First World War propaganda in the collection
201 objects, listed by date.
Illustration, not an archive object
Russian EmpireСдал австриец русским Львов (The Austrian Surrendered Lvov to the Russians)
SwedenFörsvaret främst (Defence first), Swedish election poster by Gunnar Widholm, 1914
Austria Hungary'Frohe Weihnachten und glückliches Neujahr' Austro-Hungarian Christmas postcard (1914)
British Indiaयह सिपाही हिन्दुस्तान की हिफ़ाज़त कर रहा है (This Soldier Is Defending India), Indian Army recruiting poster, Bombay
United Kingdom'Do your duty bravely. Fear God. Honour the King.' Lord Kitchener postcard (about 1914)
Russian EmpireПодошёл колбасник к Лодзи (A Sausage-Maker Came to Łódź)Content note
Russian EmpireСербскій національный гимнъ: В пользу раненых и больных воинов (Serbian National Hymn: In Aid of Wounded and Sick Soldiers)
German EmpireSerbische Küche: Besser 'ne Laus im Topf als gar kein Fleisch (Serbian Cuisine: Better a Louse in the Pot Than No Meat at All)Content note
France6e régiment d'infanterie battle-honour label (Éditions Delandre, about 1914-1917)
German EmpireUnser Kaiser an sein Volk (Our Emperor to His People)
German EmpireAu Peuple Belge! (von Emmich proclamation, with Allied caption strip)
German EmpireVossische Zeitung, Nr. 392, front page (Berlin, 5 August 1914): "England erklärt uns den Krieg"
FranceAux Femmes Françaises (To French Women) — government appeal, 6 August 1914
German EmpireBreisgauer Zeitung, Telegramme: "Die französische Armee geschlagen" (The French army beaten), August 1914
United KingdomThe Illustrated War News, 2 September 1914: "The Oxford of Belgium burnt by the German 'Huns'" (Louvain)Content note
Kingdom of SerbiaПолитика (Politika), front page (Belgrade, 6 September 1914): "Србија је победила!" (Serbia Has Won!)Content note
German EmpireEin Volk in Waffen gegen eine Welt in Waffen (A People in Arms against a World in Arms), Red Cross welfare postcard
German EmpireBerliner Tageblatt, evening edition, front page (Berlin, 22 September 1914): "Der Brand der Kathedrale von Reims"
United KingdomThe Illustrated War News, 7 October 1914: "The Spy at Work", the innocent landscape "decoded"Content note
AustraliaAustralia has promised Britain 50,000 more men; will you help us keep that promise
Australia'Get a move on old man!' (Harry J. Weston, Sydney)
AustraliaAustralia's imperishable record. Australians! The empire needs you (Farmer's, Sydney)
FranceBanania "y'a bon" (advertising poster, Paris, 1915)Content note
BelgiumBelgian Red Cross (donations poster, London)
United Kingdom"I hear they want more Bovril. My place is at the front" (Bovril poster, 1915)
United Kingdom3,000,000 Belgians are destitute in Belgium (Hassall)
German EmpireBulgaren-Held (Bulgarian Hero)
CanadaCan I Afford to Pay for Freedom (Canadian Patriotic Fund)
CanadaCanadiens-Français, enrolez-vous! Reformez les régiments de Voltigeurs de Salaberry (Canada)
United KingdomCold-Blooded Murder! Remember Germany's Crowning Infamy
United KingdomDaddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?
German EmpireDer neue Dreibund (The New Triple Alliance): postcard
United KingdomThe Empire Needs Men! The Overseas States All Answer the Call
United StatesEnlistContent note
United StatesVote Against Woman Suffrage
Kingdom of ItalyGli autori dell'ecatombe Europea davanti alla Civiltà (The authors of the European hecatomb before Civilisation)Content note
German EmpireKarl Goetz "Lusitania" medal (Germany, 1915)Content note
United KingdomIreland & Poland (recruiting appeal quoting the Rev. William P. Burke)
United KingdomMr. John Dillon, M.P., on recruiting in Ireland. Join an Irish regiment to-day
German EmpireKriegs-ABC (German children's war alphabet, letters A and B, 1915)
FranceLa France / L'Allemagne: même dans le timbre-poste (France / Germany: even in the postage stamp)
Austria HungaryA diadalmas magyar és bolgár seregek egyesülése Kladovónál (The Union of the Victorious Hungarian and Bulgarian Armies at Kladovo), bilingual postcard
United States"Vote Yes for Woman Suffrage" poster stamp, New Jersey Next Campaign Committee (United States, 1915)
Transnational"Porte timbre de guerre des Alliés" poster stamp (Allied powers, 1914-1915)
United KingdomThe Prime Minister's Advice to the Young Unmarried Men and Pledge to Married Men
United KingdomRemember Belgium — Enlist To-Day
United KingdomThe "Scrap of Paper": Signatures and Seals of the 1839 Treaty, Enlist To-Day
United KingdomThe Serbian Relief Fund: Begs Aid for Our Brave Ally (1d charity stamp)
United KingdomTake Up the Sword of Justice. Join Now
CanadaWe will uphold the priceless gem of liberty. Shall we help to crush tyranny? (Canadian recruiting poster)
United KingdomWinox anti-German poster stamps: Zeppelin, Edith Cavell, "Kultur", Lusitania (Britain, 1915)
United KingdomHave You Any Women-Folk Worth Defending? Remember the Women of Belgium. Join To-Day
United States"Women are too sentimental for jury duty" -- Anti-Suffrage argument (Puck cartoon)Content note
BelgiumLa Libre Belgique, no. 7, front page (clandestine, Brussels, March 1915): "Bulletin de propagande patriotique"Content note
United KingdomLet There Not Be a Man or a Woman Among Us Who... (The Prime Minister, May 4th 1915)
United StatesThe New York Times, daily edition, front page (New York, May 8, 1915)
CanadaVictoria Daily Times, daily edition, front page (Victoria, B.C., May 8, 1915)Content note
United KingdomThe Woman's Dreadnought, 15 May 1915, p. 246: "Let Us Not Be Cowards" and "Whose Fiendish Devices?"Content note
Austria HungaryIllustrierte Kronen Zeitung, Nr. 5546, front page (Vienna, 10 June 1915): "Schwere Verluste der Italiener am Isonzo. Stanislau wieder in unserem Besitz"
FranceLe Canard enchaîné, no. 1, front page (Paris, 10 September 1915): "Pour faire un Journal en 1915"Content note
United States"I did not raise my girl to be a voter"
Ottoman EmpireTasvir-i Efkar front page, 29 October 1915: Ottoman-Entente war anniversary
German EmpireVeröffentlichungen des deutschen General-Gouvernements (Cavell notice, Brussels)
Kingdom of ItalyIl Popolo d'Italia, N. 343, front page, upper half (Milan, 11 December 1915): "L'ultimo conato parecchista alla Camera"Content note
CanadaAttendrons-nous que les nôtres brûlent? Enrôlons-nous dans le 178ième Bataillon Canadien Français
Australia'Were YOU there then?' (Harry J. Weston)
Austria HungaryZeichnet die fünfte Kriegsanleihe (Živnostenská banka, Prague)
Austria HungaryDie vier hohen Verbündeten mit ihren ersten Heerführern (The Four High Allies with Their Foremost Commanders)
Kingdom of RomaniaFrați Români, Bucurați-vă! (Romanian Brethren, Rejoice!)
United StatesIndia's Martyrs (Ghadar Party handbill, San Francisco, 1916)
German EmpireGold gab ich zur Wehr, Eisen nahm ich zur Ehr (I Gave Gold for Defence, I Took Iron for Honour)
AustraliaW. M. Hughes, M.H.R.: "In no circumstances would I agree to send men out of the country to fight against their will" (No-Conscription Campaign)
Austria HungaryKriegsfürsorge für die türkischen Truppen in Galizien (War Welfare for the Turkish Troops in Galicia)
Russian EmpireTēvuzemei grūti laiki (Hard times for the fatherland), postcard by Rihards Zariņš, 1916
FranceOn les aura! 2e Emprunt de la Défense Nationale. Souscrivez (We'll get them! Second National Defence Loan. Subscribe)
CanadaThe Allies, 'Onward to Victory' (Canadian postcard, 1916)
Russian EmpireВоенный 5½% заём (Russian War Loan postcard, 1916)
United StatesSave Serbia our ally: Serbian Relief Committee of America poster
German EmpireSind wir die Barbaren? (Are We the Barbarians?)
AustraliaThe Blood Vote (anti-conscription leaflet)
New Zealand'To New Zealand's Manhood' recruiting board manifesto
Russian EmpireВоенный заём 5½% (War Loan, Cossack lancer poster)
German Empireکاوه (Kaveh), fortnightly, no. 1, front page (Berlin-Charlottenburg, 24 January 1916)Content note
United States'The Great American Play at Last!' The Birth of a Nation, Lyric Theatre advertisement (Allentown, 1916)Content note
United KingdomProclamation of the Irish Republic (Poblacht na hÉireann), Easter Rising
United KingdomIrish War News, Vol. 1 No. 1, Dublin, 25 April 1916Content note
FranceLa Journée Serbe, 25 juin 1916 (Charles Fouqueray)
Emirate of MeccaProclamation to all our Muslim brothers (Sharif Hussein, Arab Revolt, 27 June 1916)
United KingdomMecca, the Pilgrims' Way now made safe by the Arabs (The Graphic, 1 July 1916)
United StatesThe Filipino People, monthly, article (Washington, D.C., August 1916)Content note
AustraliaThe Labor Call (Melbourne), 'The Same Old Enemies', page 6, 14 September 1916Content note
AustraliaThe Daily Telegraph (Sydney), page 12, referendum day, 28 October 1916: 'He's sticking to you to-day, will you stick to him?'Content note
UruguayActualidad obrera: Como quisiera ver, el «socialista» Piria a sus obreros en huelga (Workers' Affairs: How I'd Like to See the "Socialist" Piria with His Striking Workers)
Austria HungaryOklic / Kundmachung (Proclamation): Colonel-General Boroević's 60th birthday, Postojna (Adelsberg)
AustraliaThe Ballarat Courier, page 3, 13 December 1916: 'Huns' Slave Raids' and 'Huns Impose Heavy Levies'Content note
United StatesThe Balance Sheet of British Rule in India (Hindustan-Gadar broadside)
German EmpireDie beste Sparkasse: Kriegsanleihe! (The Best Savings Bank: War Loan!)
Canada'Buy Your Victory Bonds' Canadian Victory Loan poster
United StatesDestroy This Mad Brute — EnlistContent note
German EmpireDie Fahnen flattern hoch im Wind! (The Flags Flutter High in the Wind!)
United Statesשפייז וועט געווינען דיא קריעג! (Food Will Win the War!), Yiddish edition
United States4 Minute Men: A Message from Washington
FranceLa puissance militaire de la France (Section cinématographique de l'armée)
United StatesGee!! I Wish I Were a Man, I'd Join the Navy
German EmpireFür die Kriegsanleihe! (For the War Loan!)
German EmpireZum Kampf auf's Letzte sind wir herausgefordert! (German poster, 1917, Anton Hoffmann)Content note
Kingdom of GreeceΘέλεις και σὺ Καβάλλα; (Do You Want Kavala Too?)Content note
Ukrainian People RepublicБратерство, рівність. Чу-чу! Гидь московська! (Fraternity, Equality. Shoo! Muscovite Filth!): Ukrainian People's Republic leaflet-poster
United StatesHe Can't Put It Out
German EmpireHelft uns siegen! Zeichnet die Kriegsanleihe (Help Us Win! Subscribe to the War Loan)
German EmpireWer Kriegsanleihe zeichnet, macht mir die schönste Geburtstagsgabe! (Whoever Subscribes to the War Loan Gives Me the Finest Birthday Present!)
Austria HungaryI vy občané, vzhůru do boje! Upisujte 7. válečnou půjčku! (You too, citizens, on to the fight! Subscribe to the 7th War Loan!)
United StatesI Want You for U.S. Army
Empire of JapanThe Perpetrators of the War, in Japan to Her Allies (Tokyo)
FranceJournée de l'armée d'Afrique et des troupes coloniales (Day of the Army of Africa and the Colonial Troops), Fouqueray![Virginia Arnold [holding Kaiser Wilson banner]](../../images/kaiser-wilson-banner-1917-640.jpg)
United StatesVirginia Arnold [holding Kaiser Wilson banner]
Austria HungaryБо війна війною (For War Is War), Sich Riflemen postcard series II
United StatesPutting the mortgage on the cradle
CanadaOur job is to beat the Hun. Vote Union Government (Canada, 1917 election)Content note
United StatesArmia Polska we Francyi (Polish Army in France), recruiting poster by W. T. Benda, 1917
AustraliaReinforcements. Our scrap of paper, honor it. Vote Yes. Referendum (Australia, 1917)
Kingdom of ItalySottoscrivete al prestito (Subscribe to the Loan), Italia and the barbarian warriorContent note
German EmpireSo hilft dein Geld Dir kämpfen! In U-Boote verwandelt, hält es Dir feindliche Granaten vom Leib! (This Is How Your Money Helps You Fight! Turned into U-boats, It Keeps Enemy Shells off Your Body!)
German EmpireDas ist der Weg zum Frieden, die Feinde wollen es so! Darum zeichne Kriegsanleihe! (That Is the Way to Peace, the Enemies Want It So! Therefore Subscribe to the War Loan!)
RussiaЗаём свободы. Война до победы (Liberty Loan. War until Victory)
German EmpireZeichnet Kriegsanleihe (Subscribe to the War Loan), eagle and dove
Austria HungaryZeichnet 7. Kriegsanleihe! Živnostenská Banka Filiale in Wien (Subscribe to the 7th War Loan! Živnostenská Banka, Vienna Branch)
France'Friends for ever' Franco-American postcard (France, January 1917)
BrazilRevista da Semana, weekly, article 'Momento historico' (Rio de Janeiro, 14 April 1917)Content note
Austria HungaryGłówny Komitet Ratunkowy w Lublinie, appeal to hand over surplus grain and potatoes, 17 May 1917
Austria HungaryKriegsanleihetag der Österreichischen Bühnen, 31 May 1917 (Th. Fasche)
BulgariaПозивъ към земледѣлското население (Appeal to the Farming Population)
Portuguese RepublicPortugal e a Gran Bretanha apertam as suas mãos de antigos aliados (Portugal and Great Britain Clasp Hands, Old Allies)
RussiaKievlyanin, no. 252, front page (Kiev, 28 October 1917, old style): V. Shulgin's editorial and the "List No. 8" election appealContent note
United StatesThe Black Stork (cinema advertisement)Content note![Töö Lipp, front page (Tallinn, 17 November 1917 [4 November Old Style]): "Nimekiri nr. 1" (List No. 1)](../../images/too-lipp-nimekiri-nr-1-1917-640.jpg)
RussiaTöö Lipp, front page (Tallinn, 17 November 1917 [4 November Old Style]): "Nimekiri nr. 1" (List No. 1)
TransnationalAuch die Geduld hat ein Ende (Even Patience Has an End), German-language leaflet for German soldiers
Kingdom of ItalyArmi della morte - armi per la vita! Sottoscrivete al prestito della vittoria (Weapons of death, weapons for life! Subscribe to the Victory Loan)
FranceEmprunt de la Libération: on souscrit à la Banque d'Alsace et de Lorraine (Hansi, 1918)
United StatesBeat Back the Hun with Liberty BondsContent note
United KingdomDie erste Million (The First Million), British balloon leaflet A.P. 74
CanadaCanada's egg opportunity (Canada Food Board)
CanadaElles servent la France. Tout le monde peut servir. Souscrivons à l'Emprunt de la Victoire (Canada)
Austria HungaryErsatzmittel-Ausstellung, Wien, 1918 (Exhibition of Substitute Materials, Vienna, 1918)
CanadaFaith in Canada: use it all for Victory Bonds (Canada, 1918)
Kingdom of ItalyFinalmente!! (At Last!!), Italia with two kneeling women
FranceVive la France! (F. A. Crepaux)
United StatesThe Greatest Mother in the World: Red Cross Christmas Roll Call
United StatesHalt the Hun! Buy U.S. Government Bonds, Third Liberty LoanContent note
FranceItaliens, souscrivez au 4ème Emprunt de la Défense Nationale (Banca Italiana di Sconto, Paris)
FinlandSuomen Mies ja Nainen! Äänestä Kansallista Kokoomuspuoluetta! (political postcard of the National Coalition Party)
German EmpireKolonial-Krieger-Spende. von Lettow-Vorbeck (Colonial Servicemen's Fund)
FranceLa paix de l'ennemi (Peace on the Enemy's Terms)
Switzerland"Propheten einer neuen Welt" (Nebelspalter cartoon, 1918)
German EmpireDie 9. Kriegsanleihe! Deutschland hat ewigen Bestand (The 9th War Loan! Germany Has Eternal Existence)
British Indiaاودھ کے برہمنوں اور راجپوتوں سے ایک اپیل (An Appeal to the Brahmins and Rajputs of Oudh)
Kingdom of ItalyParlano di pace e nascondono il pugnale! (They Talk of Peace and Hide the Dagger!)
Kingdom of Italy...per la Patria i miei occhi! per la Pace il vostro denaro. Prestito Nazionale (For the Fatherland my eyes, for Peace your money)
United StatesPershing Says: The S.O.S. Shares the Success With Us
United StatesPershing's Crusaders
FinlandJulistus (Proclamation): Red Guard committee denies rumours and orders rumour-spreaders arrested
Australia? (The German Ogre), Norman Lindsay recruiting poster
United StatesRemember Belgium. Buy Bonds. Fourth Liberty LoanContent note![Rumania's Day, poster for the Central Committee for National Patriotic Organisations, London, [1918]](../../images/rumanias-day-central-committee-1918-640.jpg)
United KingdomRumania's Day, poster for the Central Committee for National Patriotic Organisations, London, [1918]Content note
United StatesSave Your Child from Autocracy and Poverty: Buy War Savings Stamps
NetherlandsAan de Nederl. Arbeidersklasse (SDAP and NVV manifesto calling a congress, Netherlands, November 1918)
Portuguese RepublicUltimo acto d'um valente (Last Act of a 'Brave Man'): Sidónio Pais and Afonso CostaContent note
German EmpireSiegeszug durch Rumänien, Montanus-Markbücher Band 4 (Victory March through Romania)
United KingdomIs Ireland a part of England? Vote for Sinn Fein (Sinn Féin publicity sheet, 1918 general election)
Austria HungarySoldati italiani! (Austro-Hungarian leaflet on Trieste and Trento)
FinlandSosialistijohdon pimitystyö (The obscurantism of the socialist leadership): anonymous anti-socialist broadsheet, 1918Content note
NetherlandsStemt Rood! Kiest de kandidaten der Soc. Dem. Arb. Partij (Vote Red! Choose the candidates of the Social Democratic Workers' Party), poster by Albert Hahn
United StatesTell That to the Marines!Content note
United StatesThat Liberty Shall Not Perish from the Earth: Buy Liberty Bonds
German EmpireUnd Ihr? Zeichnet Kriegsanleihe (And You? Subscribe to the War Loan)
Ukrainian StateДержавний кредитовий білет, 100 гривень (State Credit Note, 100 Hryven; legend 'Ukrainian People's Republic', 1918)
Austria HungaryVaterland, Familie, Zukunft: 8. Kriegsanleihe (Fatherland, Family, Future: 8th War Loan)
EstoniaVennad ruttu rahva väkke (Brothers, Hurry into the People's Force)
CanadaVictory Bonds will help stop this. Kultur vs. humanity (Canada)
German EmpireWas England will! (What England Wants!)
AustraliaWill you fight now or wait for this (Australian recruiting poster, Norman Lindsay)
Czechoslovak National CouncilZa naši samostatnost! Hrr na vraha! Za demokracii! Československá armáda (For our independence! Charge at the murderer! For democracy! Czechoslovak Army)Content note
United StatesYoung India, monthly, front page (New York, January 1918)Content note
FinlandPohjois-Karjalan kansalle (To the people of North Karelia): White staff proclamation, 30 January 1918Content note
Czechoslovak National CouncilManifest k Československému lidu v Americe! (Manifesto to the Czechoslovak People in America), Chicago congress, 11 February 1918
LithuaniaLietuvos aidas, No. 22, front page (Vilnius, 19 February 1918): "Lietuvos Taryba skelbia Lietuvos nepriklausomybę" (The Council of Lithuania Proclaims the Independence of Lithuania)
EstoniaPäewaleht, front page (Tallinn, 25 February 1918): "Manifest kõigile Eestimaa rahwastele" (Manifesto to All the Peoples of Estonia)
German EmpireSuomen Kansalle! (To the Finnish People!): German commander von der Goltz says German troops come as friends
United KingdomIreland's Solemn League and Covenant: A National Pledge (anti-conscription, 1918)
United StatesNew-York Tribune, front page, Third Liberty Loan opening (New York, 6 April 1918)Content note
United StatesNow for a round-up
United StatesSonntagsblatt der Abend-Post (Detroit), front page, 2 June 1918Content note
Empire of Japan官報 Kanpo (Official Gazette), extra, article '浦潮派兵ノ宣言' (Tokyo, 2 August 1918)Content note
Kingdom of Italy'Viennesi!' tricolour leaflet dropped over Vienna in D'Annunzio's flight, 9 August 1918
FranceLe Rire rouge, no. 207, cover (Paris, 2 November 1918): "Grand Bazar de la Paix - Wilhelm Directeur"Content note
German EmpireDie rote Fahne, Nr. 1, 2. Abend-Ausgabe, front page (Berlin, 9 November 1918): "Berlin unter der roten Fahne"
Austria HungaryKaiser Karl I, proclamation renouncing any share in state affairs, 11 November 1918
SwitzerlandAn das arbeitende Volk der Schweiz! Aufruf zum Landesstreik (To the working people of Switzerland! Call for the general strike), 11 November 1918
United StatesThe New York Times, daily edition, front page (New York, November 11, 1918)
CanadaVictoria Daily Times, daily edition, front page (Victoria, B.C., November 11, 1918)
NetherlandsDe Telegraaf, No. 10.295, morning edition, front page (Amsterdam, 14 November 1918): "De Troelstra-revolutie 'Made in Germany'"Content note