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Silhouetted British soldier with fixed bayonet on a grassy hill against a yellow sky, with recruitment text below.

Halt! Who goes there? If you are a friend join the British ranks and help the brave lads at the front

Unknown artist, 1915

Vintage recruitment poster with engraved portrait of Admiral Dewey in uniform and bold text urging joining the U.S. Marines.

He did his duty - will you?

Unknown artist, 1918

Vintage 1916 recruitment poster with an officer's portrait, Union Jack flags, a laurel wreath, sword, and the slogan 'Will yo

He did his duty. Will you do yours?

Unknown artist, 1916

Yellow WWI-era poster reading Hands Wanted for National Service, with clasped hands at top and an Enrol Today call.

Hands wanted for national service. If you cannot fight for your country - work for it. Enrol to day

Unknown artist, 1917

Vintage Navy recruitment poster showing a sailor holding a signal flag before warships, with the text 'Join the Navy'.

He is getting our country's signal - are you?

Unknown artist, 1918

Wartime poster showing a striped flag on a pole with text urging townspeople to win the right to fly it through Liberty Loan

Help our town win the right to fly this flag-Third Liberty Loan honor roll

Unknown artist, 1917

Yellow and green poster showing hands dropping coins and banknotes into an overflowing chest, with text reading Help fill the

Help fill the war chest

Unknown artist, 1917

Printed 1916 poster of a soldier between countryside and factories, with lions, slogan Help him back to civil life, and dense

Help him back to civil life. ... Don't delay, join to-day! The British Empire Union

Unknown artist, 1916

Vintage 1914 navy recruitment poster with a sailor pointing to a battleship billboard beside a young man, with text listing b

Here is opportunity

Unknown artist, 1918

Vintage 1915 war loan poster with red circle showing 5/- and text urging investment at the post office.

Help your country. Invest five (shillings) to-day in the war loan

Unknown artist, 1915

WWI British recruitment poster with bold cream and black text urging men to enlist and carry the fight into the enemy's count

Help to end the war by enlisting ... carry the fight into the enemy's country

Unknown artist, 1915

Sepia poster of three women in long skirts pulling a plow by chains across a field, with quotes and the slogan 'Are you doing

Heroic women of France toiling to produce food

Unknown artist, 1918

Memorial Day poster with marching soldiers, drummers, veterans with flags, and the words Honor the Brave beneath a red rope b

Honor the brave

Unknown artist, 1917

Poster titled Honor Roll with a waving flag, announcing 4th Liberty Loan bond buyers, followed by a numbered blank list.

Honor roll

Unknown artist, 1918

Political cartoon of Uncle Sam photographing caricatured European nations with speech bubbles, titled Heroes? Past and Presen

Heroes? past and present

Unknown artist, 1914

Vintage British Army recruitment poster with illustrations of hussars, highlanders, infantry and Army Service Corps soldiers.

His Majesty's Army ... vacancies exist

Unknown artist, 1918

Caricature poster of a bagpiper in kilt, a red-coated figure and Uncle Sam cheering, with text promoting British Recruiting W

Hoot mon, the kilties are here!

Unknown artist, 1917

Welsh-language 1915 recruitment poster with black and red lettering in a red border, titled I'r Fyddin Fechgyn Gwalia.

I'r fyddin fechgyn gwalia

Unknown artist, 1915

Wartime poster of a smiling shipyard worker in overalls beside wooden ship hulls and an American flag, with text urging men t

If you can use tools you are wanted

Unknown artist, 1917

Wartime Welsh recruitment poster with a grey map of Wales and red Welsh slogans on cream paper, 1915.

I'r fyddin fechgyn gwalia! Cas gwr nid cas ganddo elyn ei wlad. Cymru am byth!

Unknown artist, 1915

Recruitment poster with a sepia military peaked cap and red text reading 'If the cap fits you, join the army to-day.'

If the cap fits you, join the army to-day

Unknown artist, 1915

Tan WWI-era poster with dark block lettering and red border urging readers to buy the New War Loan for funds to win the war.

If you buy the new war loan your country gets funds to carry on and win the war. (...)

Unknown artist, 1915

Cartoon poster of a mule labeled Industry eating poor hay, with wasps labeled Tax and Unwise Laws, under the heading Industri

Industrial war bread?

Unknown artist, 1917

Blue and red recruitment poster with cream script reading 'If you cannot join the army - Try & get a recruit', mounted on a c

If you cannot join the army - Try & get a recruit

Unknown artist, 1915

1916 British recruitment poster in brown and tan urging men to join voluntarily before the Military Service Bill, photographe

If you intend to join voluntarily before the military service bill comes into operation, do not delay until the last…

Unknown artist, 1916

WWI recruitment poster of Ireland with battle-site maps and text urging 100,000 eligible men to answer the call.

Irelands war map. 100,000 men still eligible. Ireland at the front looks to Ireland at home to answer the call

Unknown artist, 1915

Vintage 1915 poster titled Ireland & Poland with green heading and red text appealing to young men to join the colours.

Ireland & Poland

Unknown artist, 1915

Orange and cream 1916 recruitment poster with bold green text asking if your conscience is clear on two questions.

Is your conscience clear on these two great questions

Unknown artist, 1916

Wartime recruitment poster with a green map of the British Isles listing regiment names and the headline Is your home here? D

Is your home here? Defend it!

Unknown artist, 1915

Smiling WWI soldier with rifle and tin cup in snow, beside a 1917 United War-Work Campaign poster reading 'If you only knew!'

how much joy your dollars bring "Over there" you'd give and give and give!!!! United War-Work Campaign, Nov. 11th to…

Unknown artist, 1917

Wartime poster with cream background and maroon border quoting the Prime Minister on a long struggle, Belgium, France and Pru

It is going to be a long drawn-out struggle. (...)

Unknown artist, 1915

Poster showing soldiers in spiked helmets entering a family dining room while a man, woman and child look on, urging enlistme

Is your home worth fighting for? It will be too late to fight when the enemy is at your door, so join to-day

Unknown artist, 1915