Posters for the History Seminar "Presenting Britain: Posters; Sewers; Bloomsbury" p. 3

UK 195 Great Britain. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee The Empire needs men. The overseas states all answer the call. Helped by the young lions, the old lion defies his foes. Enlist now. 1914-1918? London: Straker Brothers, Ltd.. 58. Color. 29 x 20 in. Painting of lion with smaller lions standing behind him. Artist: Wardle, Arthur UK 215A Forward! Forward to victory. Enlist now. 1914-1918? Color. 28 x 19 in. Painting of a cavalryman at the charge, sword drawn. Variant of UK 125; includes text surrounding painting; dimensions vary. Artist: K.-W., L. UK 218 Great Britain. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Your country's call. Isn't this worth fighting for? Enlist now. 1914-1915? Leeds: Jowett & Sowry. "Poster No. 87". Color. 30 x 20 in. Painting of a soldier pointing towards a rural scene.
UK 219 Great Britain. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Remember Belgium. Enlist to-day. 11/1914? Leeds: Henry Jenkinson Ltd.. 20000 copies. "Poster No. 16". Color. 40 x 29 in. Drawing of a British soldier standing on a rural Belgian hillside as a town burns in the distance. A refugee mother and child approach. UK 457 Great Britain. Army. Bristol Regiment. Battalion, 9th Do you want a fern basket like this? Join the Sixth and come and get one ... Bristol. 1914-1918? Bristol: A.W. Ford & Co., Ltd.. Color. 20 x 15 in. Drawing of a German helmet turned upside down and filled with ferns. UK 472 Will they never come? Reprinted from "The Weekly Dispatch" (November 22nd, 1914). 1914-1918? London: Associated Newspapers, Ltd.. Color. 30 x 20 in. Photograph of two soldiers in the snow - one lying face down with blood near his head and the other standing nearby, a bandage over his head wound and a gun in his hand. There is an inset of a crowd of people watching a soccer game in progress.

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