The Allies, 'Onward to Victory' (Canadian postcard, 1916)
A postcard lines up seven figures in national dress, each holding a flag and labelled Servia, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Russia, Japan and Montenegro, under the title 'The Allies - Onward to Victory'. The tell is the line-up itself: a full row of nations marching one way is offered as momentum, with Britain's John Bull drawn largest and central.
- Date
- 1916
- Period
- First World War
- Made by
- Carruthers & Batsford, Winnipeg (postcard publisher)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Postcard
- Issuer type
- Corporation
- Regime
- Borden Government
- Leader
- Robert Laird Borden
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- War and the military
- Event
- World War I
- Techniques
- Bandwagon
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons, retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (Canadian postcard published 1916; Commons PD-art, PD-Canada, PD-1923)
Carruthers & Batsford, Winnipeg, via Wikimedia Commons
Text on the object
SERVIA BELGIUM FRANCE GREAT BRITAIN RUSSIA JAPAN MONTENEGRO [on Montenegro's flag] H.I. The Allies - "Onward to Victory" [artist's mark at lower right illegible]
