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Soldiers in a sandbagged cellar canteen, with one reading and others shopping at shelves under a YMCA caption.

A Y.M.C.A. cellar in Flanders

Unknown artist, 1915

Vintage 1915 recruitment poster 'A Call from the Trenches' urging men to join an Irish regiment, red and blue text on cream p

A call from the trenches. Join an Irish regiment to-day

Unknown artist, 1915

Drawing of soldiers outside a sandbagged YMCA dugout in France, with a red YMCA triangle sign and a memorial board above the

A Y.M.C.A. "dug-out" in France

Unknown artist, 1915

Red and navy 1918 poster with Uncle Sam waving as a truck of cheering people passes a To Berlin sign, promoting Liberty Bonds

All aboard!

Unknown artist, 1918

WWI propaganda cartoon of a bowler-hatted agitator shaking hands with a German officer beside barrels marked strife and plots

Agitation which delays our war industries is "made in Germany"

Unknown artist, 1917

1917 US Food Administration poster with a wheat wreath, red disc reading 'America's food pledge 20 million tons' and a call t

America's food pledge, 20 million tons

Unknown artist, 1917

Drawing of WWI soldiers in a sandbagged YMCA cellar, some reading and others gathered at a supply counter with shelves of goo

A Y.M.C.A. cellar in Flanders

Unknown artist, 1915

Poster of a Red Cross ambulance labeled Ambulanze dei Poeti Americani pulled by a winged Pegasus horse, 1917.

American poets' ambulances in Italy, 1917

Unknown artist, 1917

1919 American Red Cross poster showing a health center surrounded by vignettes of child hygiene, instruction, first aid and n

American Red Cross health center

Unknown artist, 1919

Wartime poster of Uncle Sam in a star-banded top hat pointing at viewer, with text urging consumer cooperation in industry.

America's success in war and industry depends on the co-operation of those who hire, earn or spend

Unknown artist, 1917

Sepia poster collage of American Library Association camp libraries, book sorting, reading rooms, and soldiers, titled Librar

American Library Association, Library War Service

Unknown artist, 1918

WWI recruitment poster of a soldier with rifle inside a green question mark, asking when the other boys are coming.

An enquiry from the front

Unknown artist, 1915

1915 recruitment poster showing a soldier's portrait in a Victoria Cross style emblem, with text urging men to join the Irish

An Irish hero! ... Sergeant Michael O'Leary, V.C. ... Join an Irish regiment to-day

Unknown artist, 1915

WWI-style recruitment poster showing a soldier with rifle and bayonet beckoning, with silhouetted troops behind and the capti

An appeal to you

Unknown artist, 1915

Wartime poster with a grey eagle and American flags urging the public to buy Third Liberty Loan government bonds.

Are you 100% American? Prove it! Buy U.S. government bonds

Unknown artist, 1917

Strip poster with the slogan 'Answer the call right quickly' over a repeating Union Jack and striped pattern, mounted on a wo

Answer the call right quickly

Unknown artist, 1915

Printed 1916 poster titled Appeal from John Redmond, M.P., to the People of Ireland, with orange border and dense text.

Appeal from John Redmond, M.P., to the people of Ireland

Unknown artist, 1916

Wartime poster titled 'Are you helping the Germans?' listing wasteful habits and urging people to save money and help the cou

Are you helping the Germans?

Unknown artist, 1915

Wartime poster with a photo of a top-hatted man watching shipyard workers beside steel framework, with a printed quote.

Are you working with Schwab?

Unknown artist, 1917

Tan recruitment poster with dark blue Welsh headline and body text, bordered, with a grayscale and color control strip beside

At ddynion sengl wedi eu rhoddi dan seren neu arwydd neu ddynion sengl mewn galwedigaethau ar wahan. (...) Adystiwch…

Unknown artist, 1916

World War I recruitment poster with photo grid of AEF sports and a truck of men under a registration card notice.

Battles give way to sports in A.E.F

Unknown artist, 1918

Printed recruitment poster titled Bantams urging short men to join the Bantam Battalion, with height and chest requirements.

Bantams

Unknown artist, 1915

Scan of a 1915 wartime poster titled 'Bad Form in Dress' urging women to avoid extravagant clothing, with Kodak control strip

Bad form in dress

Unknown artist, 1915

Poster of a smiling nurse in white uniform opening a door labeled OPPORTUNITY, with recruitment text below.

Be a trained nurse

Unknown artist, 1917

Poster of the Statue of Liberty with a torch and flag stripes, urging viewers to buy a Liberty Bond before sunset.

Before sunset to-day buy a Liberty Bond

Unknown artist, 1917

Vintage Army Ordnance Schools recruitment poster with six photos of welding, lathe work, repair truck and classroom training.

Better yourself by qualifying in Army ordnance schools

Unknown artist, 1919

Poster with a smiling soldier in a helmet holding a cup inside a blue star, reading Be Ready and Keep Him Smiling.

Be ready! "Keep him smiling"

Unknown artist, 1917

Poster of a yellow and black biplane with roundel insignia flying through clouds, with a blank panel below.

Biplanes

Unknown artist, 1918

Red WWI-era poster of a man with cigar and newspaper and a star-robed woman pointing to Liberty Bonds sign.

Bring in your $50, and take home your bond!

Unknown artist, 1918

Wartime poster titled Borrow and Buy with a silhouette of charging soldiers above text urging bond purchases and a list of ba

Borrow and buy

Unknown artist, 1917

Vertical 1915 British recruitment poster with cream block text on navy and red, urging men to enlist now.

Britain is fighting for the freedom of Europe and to defend your mothers, wives, and sisters from the horrors of war.…

Unknown artist, 1915

WWI recruitment poster with cream text on navy and red border reading Britain's strong Arm and YOURS will carry us through, E

Britain's Strong Arm and Yours Will Carry Us Through

Unknown artist, 1914