Great War recruitment posters (1 Viewer)

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I have collected over the years some recruitment/propaganda posters of the Great War, I have mainly Australian and British Imperial ones, they offer an interesting insight into the attitudes and mind set of the times. Hope if you have any you may share them with us.
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Ironic really, though, isn't it. In WW1 the world believed that the Germans committed atrocities, most of which were later proven to be groundless accusations. In WW2 when there were atrocities aplenty, the world refused to believe.

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Jack said:
Ironic really, though, isn't it. In WW1 the world believed that the Germans committed atrocities, most of which were later proven to be groundless accusations. In WW2 when there were atrocities aplenty, the world refused to believe.

Congrats on the 200th post!
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Well I'll be, I didn't notice.{sm3} Yes, indeed, I think most of the Kaisers armed forces would have been aghast if they knew what was to come.
Poo.
 
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Well I'll be, I didn't notice.{sm3} Yes, indeed, I think most of the Kaisers armed forces would have been aghast if they knew what was to come.
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Very interesting post, thanks.

Way back in a previous life, I collected Military Items. The collections was a varied one, but mostly bayonets, daggers, medals and belt buckles. However I often came across a huge variety of Recruiting and Propaganda style posters, from all nations and multiple conflicts.
Because of their cost and the fragility of the paper, I didn’t actually collect those, but wished I could.

However, I have always wondered, when did the “FIRST” poster appear or when did they become a popular way to get the public into the war (or at least informed)?

Did Julius Caesar put them up to build his Legions? How about the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs?

Also, on the other side of the coin, why did they die out?
Food for thought???
Larry
 
However, I have always wondered, when did the “FIRST” poster appear or when did they become a popular way to get the public into the war (or at least informed)?

Did Julius Caesar put them up to build his Legions? How about the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs?

Also, on the other side of the coin, why did they die out?
Food for thought???
Larry[/QUOTE]

Just a general thought, unless recruiting posters were purely visual (ie pictures, not words) they would have to have emerged in a generally literate society. Therefore I would rather timidly suggest that in England at least, 1870 onwards would be a possibilty. Given the Elementary Education Act of that year, there would have been a much larger number of poor people able to read and thus able to be tempted to take the King's Shilling. It might well not be correct, but it is an intelligent guess!
 
Jack said:
However, I have always wondered, when did the “FIRST” poster appear or when did they become a popular way to get the public into the war (or at least informed)?

Did Julius Caesar put them up to build his Legions? How about the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs?

Also, on the other side of the coin, why did they die out?
Food for thought???
Larry
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Just a general thought, unless recruiting posters were purely visual (ie pictures, not words) they would have to have emerged in a generally literate society. Therefore I would rather timidly suggest that in England at least, 1870 onwards would be a possibilty. Given the Elementary Education Act of that year, there would have been a much larger number of poor people able to read and thus able to be tempted to take the King's Shilling. It might well not be correct, but it is an intelligent guess![/QUOTE
Jack, Ilook forward to a face to face chat with your goodself, Caesar was a walking poster, a master at oration, so much so that his fellow patricians killed him.
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Jack said:
However, I have always wondered, when did the “FIRST” poster appear or when did they become a popular way to get the public into the war (or at least informed)?

Did Julius Caesar put them up to build his Legions? How about the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs?

Also, on the other side of the coin, why did they die out?
Food for thought???
Larry
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Jack, I look forward to a face to face chat with your goodself, Caesar was a walking poster, a master at oration, so much so that his fellow patricians killed him.
Poo.
 
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