Posters
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Posters
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A collection of digitized recruitment, war bonds, and rationing posters from Special Collections at McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa.
Collection Items
Joan of Arc Saved France
An American saving stamps poster evoking the idea of holy war in defense of the homeland. It presents an image of Joan of Arc in shining armor, holding aloft a sword, with text that reads, "Joan of Arc Saved France. Save Your Country: Buy War Savings…
Every Girl Pulling For Victory
An American work campaign poster evoking a sense of duty and patriotism in American women to their country and men fighting overseas, this piece of propaganda was distributed by the United War Work Campaign during the Fist World War. It portrays a…
Shall Uncle Sam's Navy Suffer...
Title: Shall Uncle Sam's Navy Suffer Our Soldiers Going "Over There" on Our Transports to Sink? for Lack of Firemen. 7,000 Needed Now!
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Posters such as "Shall Uncle Sam's Navy Suffer..." can be read in multiple ways giving off…
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Posters such as "Shall Uncle Sam's Navy Suffer..." can be read in multiple ways giving off…
Line Up, Boys!
In this English poster, boys are encouraged to enlist for the war effort. The four boys depicted in the poster are walking in perfect formation with synchronized steps and bright, smiling faces. Their bodies seem to blend together into a single…
Women! Help America's Sons Win the War
This poster displays a matronly woman with her arms open, appealing to the women left behind on the homefront. It's purpose was to call women to buy war bonds and support the men that they had sent off to war. It is a poster orginating from the Unted…
They Give Their Lives
This poster depicts crosses on hilltops, representing the loss of life from the war. Over this image is the statement “They give their lives” and under that, it asks the reader “Do you lend your savings?” The image, while stark, falls very…
Remember the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun Y. W. C. A.
American War Work Council
Young Women's Christian Association
A woman standing with her arms through an upside down triangle wearing some kind of uniform. The colours are bright and attractive, catching the viewer's attention.
Asking women to…
Young Women's Christian Association
A woman standing with her arms through an upside down triangle wearing some kind of uniform. The colours are bright and attractive, catching the viewer's attention.
Asking women to…
That Liberty Shall Not Perish...
This poster was created in 1918 by Joseph Pennell and was intended solely for an American audience during WWI. Created for the fourth Liberty Loans campaign of 1918, the poster depicts the New York City harbor under aerial and naval bombardment. The…
Joan of Arc Saved France
This poster depicts an attractive Joan of Arc bearing a sword, in military gear, with the heading "Joan of Arc Saved France." Joan is presented as an idealized image of martial courage and heroism. Her martyrdom and sainthood suggest the idea of a…
Must Children Die and Mothers Plead in Vain?
An American war bonds poster that reads, "Must Children Die and Mothers Plead in Vain? Buy More Liberty Bonds". The image is that of a mother, facing away from the audience, who is holding an infant and pointing toward the sky while another child…
Take Up the Sword of Justice
A WWI British recruitment poster. It depicts a hand holding a sword with the words, "Take up the sword of justice, JOIN NOW." This poster uses both the image of the sword and the words, "Take up the sword of justice", to portray military service as…
U.S. Navy: "Here he is, Sir"
![U.S. Navy: "Here he is, Sir"](http://orgs.utulsa.edu/wwi-exhibit/files/square_thumbnails/4b49c9831866f93e9fc76be847bda667.jpg "U.S. Navy: "Here he is, Sir"")
This poster features an avuncular Uncle Sam clasping a young woman on the back as she leads her male companion towards enlistment. The caption, "Here he is, Sir" is emblazoned underneath the image, and the entire poster is framed by the phrase "U.S.…
Shall We Be More Tender With Our Dollars...
On this poster reads the text, "Shall we be more tender with our dollars than with the lives of our sons? Buy a United States government bond of the 2nd Liberty Loan of 1917". Pictured are two young men, very similar in appearance, one in a Naval…
And They Thought We Couldn't Fight
A Victory Liberty Loan poster depicting a smiling American soldier holding enemy helmets, illuminated by a golden sunset. The text reads "And They Thought We Couldn't Fight. American Liberty Loans." This poster was designed to appeal to a young…
Remember! The Flag of Liberty. Support It!
An American government bonds poster depicting the purchase of government bonds as an aspect of patriotic duty. It presents a group of people, an interesting visual mix of immigrant and American images, in front of an American flag, with text that…
Will You Do Your Bit
This poster plays off the militant sentiments of the time, where killing German soldiers was so strongly seen as a man's duty that it was comparable to putting bread on his family's table. "Putting just one German helmet in my kit" almost resembles…
Hun or Home?
This is an American propaganda poster that suggests purchasing liberty bonds is the way to choose and support the homeland over the enemy. The poster presents the image of a young woman carrying a child, fleeing a dark and shadowy figure- a Hun. This…
Blood or Bread...
The poster, Blood or Bread, is depicted by two American soldiers in the trench; where one soldier is cradling his wounded comrade. The coloring is different than most posters from the Great War era, as this poster has many different shades of brown…
The Minute Men of To-day are Going to Plattsburg
In "The Minute Men of To-day are Going to Plattsburg" the poster’s artist draws a definitive connection between the legendary patriots of the Revolutionary War and the recruits of WWI. The implication that war enlistment directly correlated with…
Halt! Who Goes There?
A British recruitment poster reading "Halt! Who Goes There? If you ARE a friend, join the British ranks and help the brave lads at the front." A lone soldier stands silhouetted against a smoky sky, and holds his rifle at the ready. The bright,…
The Greatest Mother in the World
"The Greatest Mother in the World" is an American propaganda poster from 1918 that encouages women to join the American Red Cross. Pictured is a woman dressed in flowy, white garb, wearing a Red Cross nurse's hat and veil. Dressed in this clothing…
Over the Top for You
The idea of this poster is for the common man or woman back at home in the states to donate money to the war effort. The text says simply "Over the top for you." This is to show the common person at home that men across the sea are going over the top…
On les aura ! 2e Emprunt de la Défense Nationale. Souscrivez
A poster of a young French solider looking back to his assumed comrades, and calling "on les aura!" (We'll get them!). He is marching forward, with gun in hand, in what would be a westerly direction on paper, toward what can only be the war front.…
Join the brave throng that goes marching along
A poster created for the Parliamentary Recruiting Agency. In this poster, six young men smile in their uniforms above the text "Join the brave throng that goes marching along!" This rhyming phrase would likely stick in the memory of people long…
Americans All!
This poster displays a beautiful gauzy young woman, dressed in the fashion of Lady Liberty in a low cut dress. Instead of a torch, she holds a laurel wreath, crowning several names on an Honor Roll which scrolls down beside her to the right. Behind…
I Summon You to the Comradeship
The poster is of a single beige color, emblazoned with the text, "I summon you to the comradeship," and, "Answer the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call for Universal Membership." The words, taken from a quote in a speech given after a surprise appearance…
Women! Help America's Sons Win The War
The poster states “Women! Help America’s Sons Win the War” and depicts a grandmotherly like woman with outstretched arms and a smiling face standing in front of a representation of an American flag and a war scene. This scene depicts sinking…
True Sons of Freedom
An American military recruitment poster, which evokes nationalism and attempts to bolster recruitment numbers within the African American community. The poster presents an image of African American soldiers, proudly displaying the flag of the United…
"Line Up, Boys! Enlist To-Day!"
!["Line Up, Boys! Enlist To-Day!"](http://orgs.utulsa.edu/wwi-exhibit/files/square_thumbnails/08fc6d4eb96fe3e442c5146e9fbbc819.jpg ""Line Up, Boys! Enlist To-Day!"")
The poster is a piece of propaganda relating to the army during World War I. The posters displays several soldiers happily marching side by side, holding their weapons. Each of the soldiers is wearing the same outfit, shirts and a kilt, and holding a…
Help the Red Cross
This poster has a simple color scheme of red and off-white. The words "Help the Red Cross" are written in capital letters and in a bold font across the top of the poster. Below the message is a nurse with her right arm raised, as if she is signaling…
Blood or Bread
An American poster by the United States Food Administration directed at the common people at home not directly participating in the war. However, as indicated in this poster, the common people did have the ability to impact the war by not wasting…
The Minute Men of To-Day Are Going to Plattsburg
This U.S. Military Recruitment poster depicts a Revolutionary War “Minuteman” standing side-by-side with a WWI soldier, drawing a natural parallel between the two, who are almost identical in stature and facial features. Cannons, tents, and what…
Remember Belgium
The American poster depicts, in the foreground, two silhouetted figures: one, a German soldier, adorned with a spiked helmet and maintaining an enormous mustache and the other, an entangled, bed-raggled female being drug to her potential sexual…
Moocheweines - Canadian Patriotic Fund
Canadian Patriotic Fund poster featuring a First Nations pictorial landscape. A Native man, Moo-che-we-in-es, is prominently in the foreground holding a letter full of obscure symbols in one hand and money in the other. Below the money his letter is…