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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

When the boys come home While I was over there what were you doing here? Students of America, how will you answer him…

Wladyslaw T. Benda, 1918

Poster of a helmeted soldier silhouetted with a camera before an orange battle scene, titled U.S. Official War Pictures.

U.S. official war pictures

Louis D. Fancher, 1917

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

Poster of a nurse in a veil holding an infant beside a large red cross, titled The Greatest Mother in the World.

The greatest mother in the world

A. E. Foringer, 1917

Poster of an elderly man shaking hands with a soldier holding a rifle, with farmland behind them and text urging purchase of

"Good bye, Dad, I'm off to fight for Old Glory, you buy U.S. gov't bonds" Third Liberty Loan /

Lawrence Harris, 1918

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

Poster with a stylized portrait of Cardinal Mercier in red robes and French text urging food aid for war victims.

Cardinal Mercier - Le Cardinal supplie l'Administration-Alimentaire de venir en aide de suite, en expédiant plus de v…

George Illian, 1917

Poster of a soldier ladling milk from a metal can to children and villagers in snowy winter scene.

Free milk for France

Francis Luis Mora, 1918

Poster of a nurse reaching toward a soldier on rubble, with a burning cathedral and town behind them, advertising Coeurs viri

Lire dans L'Evenement. Coeurs virils . . . par Gabriel Mauriére

Unknown artist, 1914

Poster of a red boot with a spur stomping on a banner with black eagles, text reads Keep these off the U.S.A. Buy more Libert

Keep these off the U.S.A. - Buy more Liberty Bonds

John Warner Norton, 1918

Poster of a soldier embraced by a child and a woman in blue, with the text 'For Home and Country' and 'Victory Liberty Loan'.

For home and country - Victory Liberty Loan

Alfred Everitt Orr, 1919

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

Silhouetted soldiers with rifles and bayonets and a machine gun against a red sky, with yellow text urging purchase of Libert

To make the world a decent place to live in, do your part - buy U.S. government bonds Third Liberty Loan /

Herbert Andrew Paus, 1917

Poster of four women in work coats with a white horse, rake and vegetable basket, lettered 'The Girl on the Land Serves the N

The girl on the land serves the nation's need Apply Y.W.C.A. Land Service Committee /

Edward Penfield, 1918

Color poster advertising Le Petit Journal with an oval portrait of General Joffre in military uniform and medals.

Le Petit journal donnera a tous ses acheteurs en prime gratuite les cartes des trois principaux fronts .

Unknown artist, 1914

Sepia wartime poster of a battleship at dock with cranes, biplanes overhead, and the slogan Buy Liberty Bonds below.

Provide the sinews of war, buy Liberty Bonds

Joseph Pennell, 1918

Poster of a girl in a straw hat pushing a garden cultivator past green plants, with text urging readers to join the school ga

Join the United States school garden army - Enlist now

Edward Penfield, 1918

German 1919 poster: a skeleton dances with a crowned woman in a gown beside bold gothic text warning Berlin of death.

Berlin, halt ein! Besinne dich. Dein Tänzer ist der Tod

Unknown artist, 1919

Red-tinted poster of the Statue of Liberty silhouetted against a fiery sky, with a biplane above and a harbor below.

That liberty shall not perish from the earth - Buy liberty bonds Fourth Liberty Loan /

Joseph Pennell, 1918

Poster of a mounted soldier with a flag riding a horse, with large text urging boys to do their duty by enlisting now.

Come on, boys! Do your duty by enlisting now!

Vojtěch Preissig, 1917

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

Lithograph poster of the Court of Honor on South Broad Street, Philadelphia, with flags, eagles and a domed building, 1919.

The court of honor, South Broad St., Philadelphia, designed by the Advisory Committee of Artists for the Victory Loan…

Joseph Pennell, 1919

Teal and black wartime poster showing two soldiers charging past an explosion, with Czech slogans for independence and democr

Za nasi samostatnost! Hrr na vraha! Za demokracii! Československá armáda

Vojtěch Preissig, 1918

Poster of a man wrestling a black serpent against a yellow sky, with German slogan against Bolshevism below.

Nieder mit dem Bolschewismus. Bolschewismus bringt Krieg und Verderben, Hunger und Tod

Unknown artist, 1919

Wartime poster showing four soldiers in different uniforms with rifles against a smoky battlefield, advertising Under Four Fl

Under four flags Third United States official war picture

Philip Martiny, 1918

Woodcut poster of black double-headed eagles nailed to grey crosses with pink placards, Czech text, 1918.

Za ceskou samostatnost, Ceske narodni sdruzeni

Vojtěch Preissig, 1918

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

Flat-color 1916 poster for a charity bazaar with stylized flags, crossed sabers and a castle silhouette above bold text.

Charity bazar [i.e., bazaar] for the widows and orphans of German, Austrian, Hungarian and their allied soldiers

Winold Reiss, 1916

Poster of a robed figure raising a hammer amid red lightning, with two soldiers running behind him under a dark sky.

Bǒh do krivdy hromom a junák gulámi..

Vojtěch Preissig, 1918

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 of a smiling sailor in white carrying a soldier with rifle through waves, with text recruiting ages 17 to 35.

The Navy put 'em across The service for travel and training, ages 17 to 35 /

Henry Reuterdahl, 1918

Black and white poster of a sailor reaching to a child on a lifeboat amid a sinking scene, with text urging Navy enlistment.

When you fire remember this Enlist in the Navy /

W. A. Rogers, 1917

Poster with a central figure raising both arms to a cloudy sky, two seated figures below, and the German text "Vergesst uns G

Vergesst uns Gefangene nicht

Unknown artist, 1919

Poster of six smiling sailors in different uniforms with battleships and national flags, urging enlistment in the navy.

All together! Enlist in the Navy

Henry Reuterdahl, 1917

Poster of a robed woman in a flag helmet raising a sword, with a child at her side and campaign lettering below.

They shall not perish ... American Committee for relief in the Near East

Douglas Volk, 1918

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

Poster of a colonial militiaman aiming a musket, with text urging viewers to buy Liberty Bonds in 1917.

Your forefathers died for liberty in 1776 - What will you do for it in 1917? Buy Liberty Bonds

Paul A. Ickes, 1917

Navy recruitment poster from 1917 showing a woman in a navy uniform and cap beside orange text reading I want YOU for the Nav

I want you for the Navy Apply any recruiting station or postmaster /

Howard Chandler Christy, 1917

German 1918 exhibition poster with a large black stylized sword, red shields, and bold red lettering on cream paper.

Ständige Kunst Ausstellung des Feldgrauen Künstler-Bundes ..

Unknown artist, 1918

Poster of a man in white shirt sowing coins across a sunlit field, with bold German slogan text above and below.

Willst du den Frieden ernten, musst du säen -- darum zeichne 8. Kriegsanleihe ..

Ernst Ludwig Franke, 1918

Poster of a knight in red holding a golden banner with a double-headed eagle, promoting an Austrian war loan.

Zeichnet vierte österreichische Kriegsanleihe

Adolf Karpellus, 1916

WWI relief poster: kneeling woman with three children beside a helmeted figure, text urging support for destitute Belgians.

3,000,000 Belgians are destitute in Belgium. They must not starve. Support the local fund

Unknown artist, 1915

Vintage 1919 poster for Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto showing a woman on horseback with flags and a soldier.

Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto ..

J. E. H. MacDonald, 1919

Poster of a Polish officer raising a sabre before a red and white flag, with a plumed soldier behind him and a call to enlist

Poles! Kosciuszko and Pulaski fought for the liberty of Poland and other nations--Follow their example--Enlist in the…

Wladyslaw T. Benda, 1917

Recruitment poster showing a knight on a white horse lancing a green dragon, with the text Britain needs you at once.

Britain needs you at once

Unknown artist, 1915

Poster of Uncle Sam shaking hands with a woman holding a rake, recruiting for the Woman's Land Army, 1918.

Help! The Woman's Land Army of America, New Jersey Division, State House, Trenton

Charles Dana Gibson, 1918

Poster of three women in headscarves pulling a wooden implement across a stony field, with the text Save Wheat.

Will you help the women of France? Save wheat

Edward Penfield, 1918

Poster showing a soldier before a black church silhouette, with text urging support for troops and a khaki Testament for sold

Put the church behind Pershing To win this war the boys at the front need strength of spirit : a khaki testament for…

Unknown artist, 1918

1917 poster showing the US Capitol dome under a blue sky with a white cloud, titled 4 Minute Men.

4 minute men, a message from the government at Washington Committee on Public Information /

H. Devitt Welsh, 1917

Wartime poster: a gorilla labeled Militarism carries a club marked Kultur and a woman, with ruins behind, under the text Enli

Destroy this mad brute Enlist - U.S. Army

Harry R. Hopps, 1917

Poster showing a worker with an ice hook over cut ice blocks, with workers and an ice house behind, promoting the ice harvest

Help in the harvest ice is needed to save food for the starving people of the world /

Unknown artist, 1910

Poster of a man in colonial dress shouting through a megaphone beside red-brick Independence Hall, with bold 4 Minute Men let

4 Minute men--A message from Washington

H. Devitt Welsh, 1917

Poster for Rachel's Man showing a man in a blue cape and striped jacket within a yellow circle, with theatre details.

The Federal Theatre Div. of W.P.A. presents "Rachel's man" by Bradley Foote

Bradley Foote, 1936

Red Cross poster with gray yarn, knitting needles and a wicker basket, reading 'Our boys need sox, knit your bit'.

Our boys need sox, knit your bit

Unknown artist, 1918

Travel poster with palms, a blue agave plant, a sailboat on turquoise water, and a pink tower, reading Discover Puerto Rico.

Discover Puerto Rico U.S.A. Where the Americas meet

Frank S Nicholson, 1936

Vintage 1936 theatre poster for Censored, showing a woman, a soldier in a helmet and an open book in red and cream tones.

Federal Mayan Theatre [presents] Censored, "a modern play" by Conrad Seiler Hilarious 3 act comedy

Conrad Seiler, 1936

Red-and-cream 1918 poster with an eagle holding a torch above a harbor, urging people to buy War Savings Stamps.

June 28th is national war savings day Pledge yourself to save and buy War Savings Stamps, that there may be more mone…

Unknown artist, 1918

Travel poster of a large red sandstone arch with two riders and a pack horse in the valley below, with See America lettering.

See America

Frank S Nicholson, 1936

Red and black 1936 theatre poster for the comedy Censored at the Columbia Theatre, with illustrated faces of a woman and a ma

Columbia Theatre [presents] hilarious 3 act comedy "Censored" by Conrad Seiler It shocked Hollywood

Conrad Seiler, 1936

Buy Liberty Bonds

Unknown artist, 1917

Vintage brown and tan poster for Cradle Snatchers at Pickering Park Playhouse, showing a woman and a man in a suit.

"Cradle snatchers" Cradle snatching! at Pickering Park Playhouse

Russell G Medcraft and Norma Mitchell, 1936

Theatre poster for Day is Darkness showing a man with outstretched arms before a flaming sun, with Yiddish and English text.

The Federal Theatre Project presents "Day is darkness" in 3 acts The famous anti-nazi play by George Fess : Directed…

George Fess, 1939

WWI-era poster of a uniformed officer holding hands with a girl as a boy looks on, urging purchase of War Savings Stamps.

Help him win by saving and serving--Buy War Savings Stamps

Unknown artist, 1918