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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…

This report details the correspondence between several ambassadors from the Allied countries who attempted to delay or prevent the execution of Edith Cavell, a British nurse who had been working in German-occupied Belgium. Cavell had been accused by…

(Pages 1 and 3 featuerd. Full document available through McFarlin Library's Special Collections) This document is the full sheet music for Edward Madden's "Blue Bell," published in 1904. The song opens with a young soldier paying his farewells to…

"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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…