World War I
Guignol à Lausanne. Derso et Kelèn.
August 16, 2013Read morePostcard Peace Palace 1919
August 9, 2013Postcard from the days of the First World War. Dated 1919. With text in German. The Peace Palace and the First World War For Andrew Carnegie, the opening of the Peace Palace, on 28 August 1913, was a triumph. He began 1914 with great optimism. In his new year’s wish for that year, he declared himself […]
Read moreSaving daylight! Set the Clock ahead one hour and win the war!
June 12, 2013American War propaganda poster by the United Cigar Stores, one of the largest chain of cigar stores in the United States, for saving daylight and establishing a summertime. Image: a red and blue illustration showing Uncle Sam and a small figure marching while holding a rifle and a spade. The figure wears a uniform, his head is a clock. In the background […]
Read moreVive la paix. Vrede. Nie wieder krieg
June 12, 2013Poster for an international peace demonstration on 4 September organised in Arnhem, The Netherlands.
Read moreEuropean Revue: Kill that Eagle, 1914
June 12, 2013Cartoon map of Europe at the beginning of World War I. The map is showing Austria-Hungary at the centre, depicted as the tragic and buffoonish Pierrot character of European pantomime, who eternally pines for an unrequited love. Is it Germany’s love that Austria pines for? While grasping itself to the German eagle, a brown bear (Russia) lashes out […]
Read moreDie Jagd nach dem Glück
June 12, 2013A German propaganda poster to warn against the red danger of Bolshevism. Image: On the left side of the image Bolshevism is depicted as a two-headed monster with a friendly and a cruel side that leaves a trail of death and destruction behind. A group of people follows this figure while pushing each other aside. Among […]
Read moreDeutschlands Schicksal
June 12, 2013Poster that expresses Germany’s fear for British bombing of their industrial plants from Belgium soil. Image: map of Germany’s main industrial area. Around the map bombers and destroyed industrial plants are depicted.
Read moreCome on boys! Give the Guard a Fighting Chance
June 12, 2013Recruitment poster for the United States Army. Image: Marching soldiers. Some soldiers are making an inviting gesture.
Read moreBolschewismus bringt Krieg, Arbeitslosigkeit und Hungersnot
June 12, 2013German propaganda poster of the Association for the Fight against Bolshevism with the slogan “Bolschewismus bringt Krieg, Arbeitslosigkeit und Hungersnot” [Bolshevism brings war, unemployment and famine] Image: Angelic female figure holding a palm branch and protecting soldiers against an agressive man who is about to throw a bomb, while holding a sword in his left hand.
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June 12, 2013German war propaganda poster. Image: Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States from 1913 till 1921, depicted with white wings sitting on the ground stuck in nettles, against a dark blue background with bright yellow stars. More cartoons on Woodrow Wilson »
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