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Canadian WWI recruitment poster posing four questions to unenlisted men, ending with the call to enlist today.

4 questions to men who have not enlisted. ... Enlist to-day

Unknown artist, 1915

Japanese woodblock print of an American merchant in a dark coat with a woman in a red bonnet and a spotted dog on a leash.

American merchant strolling in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a potted pine, with vertical calligraphy and a red seal.

Leaving on a trip

Totoya Hokkei, 1825

WWI Canadian poster: soldier with pistol and tin cups, prisoners with raised hands, slogan 'We licked them at the front, you

Thrift stamps. We licked them at the front, you lick them at the back

Unknown artist, 1915

Japanese woodblock print of a seated European man in a tall hat served at a table by attendants, dated 1861.

Banquet at a foreign mercantile house in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Hand-colored print of a bald man peering from a window above two children reaching up beside a wall and tree.

The Japanese Santa Klaus

Hasegawa Settei, 1878

Poster of a reclining man with a newspaper, a thought bubble showing a soldier in battle, and the slogan 'Why Don't I Go?' on

Why don't I go? The 148th Battalion needs me

Unknown artist, 1915

Japanese woodblock print of Western figures in a parlour with a chandelier, table and ship seen through a window.

Parlour of a foreign mercantile house in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of a saddle, reins, a whip with red tassel, checkered cloth and lacquer box, with Japanese calligraphy.

Saddlery

Kubo Shunman, 1810

French 1915 poster with a portrait of Miss Cavell beside a kneeling angel with bowed head, red and blue stripes behind.

Miss Cavell fusillée par les Allemands à Bruxelles le 12 octobre 1915

Unknown artist, 1915

Woodblock print of workers loading crates onto a dark western ship with rigging, watched by foreign traders and an American f

Western traders loading cargo in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of clam and scallop shells on a pale ground with handwritten verses above a wave band.

Aragai, masuōgai, anagai: clams

Totoya Hokkei, 1800

Ink drawing of bamboo stalks and leaves beside a dark rock, framed by a red border, by Hasegawa Settei.

Rock & bamboo in garden

Hasegawa Settei, 1878

Japanese woodblock print of two Western men riding horses by the sea, with a large sailing ship flying a French tricolour fla

French men taking horse ride on Sunday in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Japanese print of a woman in striped kimono with a tiger and small dog beside her, with calligraphy at upper left.

Gyōja Bushō

Kubo Shunman, 1804

Poster of children with French flags looking up at two wounded soldiers, 14 Juillet 1916 Journée de Paris, by Poulbot.

Journée de Paris. 14 Juillet 1916. Au profit des oeuvres de guerre de l'Hôtel de Ville

Francisque Poulbot, 1916

Japanese woodblock print of a Western family walking by a harbor with tall sailing ships and flags behind them.

Dutch people taking a Sunday walk in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1871

Japanese print of a Western-style clock beside a rolled scroll showing a sailing ship on a patterned cloth.

Painting of a ship of treasures and a western clock

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1818

Japanese print of primroses in an open patterned box with name labels, beside a potted flowering plant, with calligraphy.

Primrose

Kubo Shunman, 1810

Woodblock print of two Russian sailors with a telescope on a harbor quay, a large sailing ship and small boat behind them.

Russians enjoying themselves on Sunday in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Woodblock print of a standing samurai figure in a striped robe, holding a sword, with a helmet and calligraphy on pale paper.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII

Utagawa Kunisada, 1823

Poster showing a woman and two children beside a suitcase, with a ruined town behind them and French appeal text.

L'Aisne dévastée. Oeuvre de guerre pour la reconstitution des foyers détruits

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1919

Japanese woodblock print of two Western men in a carriage pulled by a horse, with a sailing ship in the harbor behind them.

Americans enjoying Sunday in Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 1861

Japanese print of a monkey warrior in armor riding clouds with a long black staff, with calligraphy below.

The monkey Songokū from travels to the west

Kubo Shunman, 1812

Two French soldiers in military coats and kepis, one smoking a pipe, against a rural landscape with a farmhouse and smoke, 19

Journée du Poilu. 25 et 26 Décembre 1915. Organisée par le parlement

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1915

Black and cream poster of a field artillery gun firing beneath a smoke cloud, with trenches and German lettering below.

Artillerie-Stellungen

Unknown artist, 1915

Poster with a black eagle perched on a sword, orange flames behind it, smoke and small figures below, 1916 Stuttgart exhibiti

Württ. Kriegsausstellung, 1916 Stuttgart Mai-September

J. V. Cissarz, 1916

Woodblock print of a temple complex among blooming cherry trees, with red halls, tiled roofs and red clouds in the foreground

Hasedera in Yamato Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Orange and black German propaganda poster showing a distressed man, woman and child before a burning village with riders.

Not, Elend, Hunger, Zerstörung bringt der Bolschewismus

Unknown artist, 1919

Poster of a haloed robed figure with raised arms on a column above stylized flowers, with German welcome lettering.

Helden von der Front, die Heimat grüsst euch! Seid herzlich willkommen!

Walter Ditz, 1915

Woodblock print of pink cherry blossoms on a green hillside, a blue waterfall, and two travelers on a winding path.

Yoshino Mountain in Yamato Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

German political poster with a fiery battle scene, imperial eagle, skulls, and blackletter text over a Bavarian diamond patte

Der Feind ist im Land! So wehr' dich der Schand, Wie Lautet des Feldgeschrei: Bayerische Volkspartei!

Unknown artist, 1920

Poster by Walter Ditz, 1919: a robed woman with open arms in a blue circle above snowy mountains, with German text.

Kriegsgefangenenhilfe. Deutsches Hilfswerk für die Kriegs- und Zivilgefangenen

Walter Ditz, 1919

Woodblock print of a steep cliff with blossoming trees, a narrow path with travelers, and a distant sea and coast.

Mount Kaito in Iga Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1861

Woodblock print of four women in patterned kimono and ornate hairstyles walking together, with calligraphy above.

Whose sleeves? at Daimonji-ya

Isoda Koryusai, 1776

Poster of a helmeted soldier with rifle and grenade above barbed wire, with red banner reading Höllenkampf an d. Aisne.

Höllerkampf an d. Aisne

Hans Rudi Erdt, 1918

Woodblock print of a mountain path lined with blooming wisteria, travelers, stone lanterns, and a pagoda above a river.

Path to Zenkōji Temple on Kusuri Mountain in Shinshū

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of a woman with a sword in a checkered kimono, with a pink Mount Fuji and porters behind her.

View of Hara

Utagawa Kunisada, 1837

Woodblock print of a child kneeling by a carp near a pine tree, bridge and hills, with a fan-shaped inscription at upper righ

No. 15 Ōshō (Wang Xiang)

Kitao Shigemasa, 1772

Woodblock print of boats moored in a bay below rooftops and pine-covered hills, with a red-tinted horizon.

View of Niigata in Echigo Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Color woodblock print of a woman with a staff on a shore, with snow-capped Mount Fuji, pines and sailing boats behind her.

View of Yui

Utagawa Kunisada, 1837

Woodblock print of a seated woman beside a round patterned bag and colorful cloth, with calligraphy above.

Doll and money bag

Totoya Hokkei, 1818

Woodblock print of a red-railed stone arch bridge over a river, with pink blossoms, willows, pines and mountains behind.

Megane Bridge at Ōtani in Yamashiro Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woman in blue kimono reading a letter by a screen, with travelers and porters on a sandy shore beyond, woodblock print.

View of Shimada

Utagawa Kunisada, 1837

Woodblock print of children in East Asian dress watching roosters in a courtyard beneath a pine tree.

Chinese children fighting cocks

Kitao Shigemasa, 1772

Woodblock print of dried flatfish hung on poles by the sea, with workers tending them and boats on the water.

Conquered Wakasa dried flatfish

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of a woman holding a blue-patterned cloth in a garden, with figures inside a traditional house behind her.

View of Akasaka

Utagawa Kunisada, 1837

Woodblock print of a red inro case with cords beside a folding fan with green and black patterns, with calligraphy above.

Inrō and fan

Totoya Hokkei, 1818

Woodblock print of a bay with sailboats, a red torii gate in the shallows, pine islands and a sandy shore with figures.

Kubodani Beach in Sanuki Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of a woman in a blue kimono before a Japanese post town with travelers, horses, and tiled roofs.

View of Sakanoshita

Utagawa Kunisada, 1837

Japanese woodblock print of a black lacquered object with a crest, draped in a patterned robe, with calligraphy above.

Kudō (suketsune) no isyō

Totoya Hokkei, 1818

Japanese woodblock print of a snow-capped twin-peaked mountain above clouds, with masted boats in a bay and pine trees on the

Mount Chōkai in Dewa Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Poster of an aviator in a flying helmet and coat before a propeller, with German text urging war loan subscription.

Und Ihr? Zeichnet Kriegsanleihe

Fritz Erler, 1918

Woodblock print of horse stirrups with red lacquer and patterned surfaces, with Japanese calligraphy and red seals.

Edo Musashi saddle stirrup

Totoya Hokkei, 1818

Japanese woodblock print of masked dancers on a shore with a snow-capped mountain and boats on a bay at dusk.

Celebratory dance (to the God of long life Jurojin) and Mount Kaimongatake in Makurazaki of Satsuma Province

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Poster of a nude archer drawing a bow before flames, with German text promoting war bonds, by Fritz Erler, 1918.

Der 9te Pfeil, zeichnet Kriegsanleihe

Fritz Erler, 1918

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a green and peach robe reaching toward cherry blossoms, with a kneeling figure below.

Updated version of Hagoromo

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1764

Woodblock print of two figures in conical hats gathering mushrooms by rope down a steep gorge above a rushing river.

Iwatake mushroom gathering at Kumano in Kishū

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Wartime poster of a helmeted soldier with gas mask beside barbed wire, with German text urging war bond subscription.

Helft uns siegen! Zeichnet die Kriegsanleihe

Fritz Erler, 1917

Poster of a man embracing a woman holding a baby, with red German blackletter slogan about war bonds, 1918.

Kriegsanleihe, helft den Hütern eures Glückes

Walter Georgi, 1918

Woodblock print of a covered bridge over a green ravine with red autumn maples and a temple on the hillside.

Tsūten Bridge, Tōfukuji Temple at Kyōto

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1859

Woodblock print of children playing a neck rope tug of war on a veranda beside a shoji screen, with cherry blossoms.

Neck tug of war

Kitao Shigemasa, 1770

Wartime German poster showing two soldiers, one blindfolded and one with a bandaged arm, advertising a 1917 charity exhibitio

Gesellige Vereinigung Münchner Künstler e.v. Weihnachts Ausstellung zu gunsten der Kriegsinvaliden, für sorge ins bes…

Unknown artist, 1917

Woodblock print of a coastal bay with pine trees, a man leading a loaded horse, smoke rising over hills and sailboats.

Okitsu

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1861