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Background imageAppeal Collection: Recruitment poster for the WaC and WRNS

Recruitment poster for the WaC and WRNS
First World War recruitment poster for the WaC (Womens Army Auxiliary Corps) and WRNS (Womens Royal Naval Service). circa 1917

Background imageAppeal Collection: WW2 poster, The Merchant Navy was there

WW2 poster, The Merchant Navy was there! Merchant Navy Comforts Service. Date: 1940s

Background imageAppeal Collection: KROPOTKIN

KROPOTKIN
AN APPEAL TO THE YOUNG Book by Russian anarchist Pyotr Alexeivich Kropotkin, first published in 1880

Background imageAppeal Collection: GRAPES PUB, LIMEHOUSE

GRAPES PUB, LIMEHOUSE
Situated directly on the north bank of the Thames, this splendid pubs timeless appeal is invigorating in an area transformed by 1980s property development and yuppiedom. Date: circa 1912

Background imageAppeal Collection: Country Home At Horsham

Country Home At Horsham
A photograph of a charming old country home in Horsham, West Sussex, restored in the early 1900s to equip the property with an electric lighting plant, without losing it's old world appeal

Background imageAppeal Collection: WW2 poster, Merchant Navy Comforts Service

WW2 poster, Merchant Navy Comforts Service
WW2 poster advertising the Merchant Navy Comforts Service, which organised parcels of food, drink, clothing and other comforts during the war. Date: 1940s

Background imageAppeal Collection: Waifs and Strays Society Advertisement

Waifs and Strays Society Advertisement
An appeal for funds by the Waifs and Strays Society featuring an illustration of two barefoot children in rags on a doorstep

Background imageAppeal Collection: The scabs appeal to Justice

The scabs appeal to Justice. Illustration shows on the left an angry mob of strikers with clubs, guns, and bricks pursuing a man labeled Independent Labor who has fallen near his wife

Background imageAppeal Collection: British recruitment poster, An Appeal To You, WW1

British recruitment poster, An Appeal To You, WW1
British recruitment poster, design by Alfred Leete, An Appeal To You, April 1915, First World War. 1915

Background imageAppeal Collection: 1st Earl Haig at a British Legion Poppy Factory

1st Earl Haig at a British Legion Poppy Factory
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861-1928) - a senior officer of the British Army who commanded the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front in WW1 - pictured at the British Legion

Background imageAppeal Collection: YMCA Men wanted appeal during WW1

YMCA Men wanted appeal during WW1

Background imageAppeal Collection: YMCA appeal for writing materials during WW1

YMCA appeal for writing materials during WW1

Background imageAppeal Collection: The Court of Appeal - four puppies making ther judgement

The Court of Appeal - four puppies making ther judgement... Date: 1906

Background imageAppeal Collection: Cinema advertisment: Disabled ex-servicemen making poppies

Cinema advertisment: Disabled ex-servicemen making poppies for Earl Haig's Appeal in the 1920s Date: circa 1930s

Background imageAppeal Collection: Disabled ex-servicemen making poppies

Disabled ex-servicemen making poppies for Earl Haig's Appeal in the 1920s Date: circa 1930s

Background imageAppeal Collection: WW2 - Are You Helping Russia Appeal

WW2 - Are You Helping Russia Appeal
A WW2 advertisement on the reverse of a children's book. The advertisement is an Aid To Russia fund organised by Mrs. Churchill's Red Cross. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageAppeal Collection: Blighty

Blighty
A large still life oil painting showing a table laden with objects to appeal to one's appetite. Objects include a decorative cake and a selection of different fruits. Date: circa 1918

Background imageAppeal Collection: Appeal To The Great Spirit

Appeal To The Great Spirit
An equestrian statue located in front of the Museum of fine arts in Boston, it shows a Native American on horseback, spiritually facing skyward. Date: 1908

Background imageAppeal Collection: Advert requesting support for John Groom's Crippleage

Advert requesting support for John Groom's Crippleage
John Groom's Crippleage took in young disabled women from around the country and offered them training in the art of making artificial flowers. Date: 1939

Background imageAppeal Collection: WW1 poster, Is there a Red Cross Service Flag in your home? A heart and a dollar are all you need

WW1 poster, Is there a Red Cross Service Flag in your home? A heart and a dollar are all you need. Join the Red Cross. Date: 1917

Background imageAppeal Collection: Lewis Carroll Cot in Great Ormond Street Hospital 1900

Lewis Carroll Cot in Great Ormond Street Hospital 1900
In memory of the author of Alice in Wonderland, ? Lewis Carroll cot at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, London

Background imageAppeal Collection: Lord Beaverbrook's appeal for aluminium 1940

Lord Beaverbrook's appeal for aluminium 1940
Lord Beaverbrook the Minister for Aircraft Production appealed for objects wholly or partly made of aluminium for the manufacture of aeroplanes

Background imageAppeal Collection: Lord Beaverbrook the Minister for Aircraft Production appealed for objects wholly or partly made

Lord Beaverbrook the Minister for Aircraft Production appealed for objects wholly or partly made of aluminium for the manufacture of aeroplanes

Background imageAppeal Collection: The Ferrer trial in Barcelona

The Ferrer trial in Barcelona
Francisco Ferrer was accused of having taken a leading part in the Barcelona rebellion. The photograph shows Ferrer, top left

Background imageAppeal Collection: British protest to the Ferrer trial

British protest to the Ferrer trial
Mr Victor Grayson speaking at the demonstration meeting at Trafalgar Square. Francisco Ferrer was accused of having taken a leading part in the Barcelona rebellion

Background imageAppeal Collection: Advert for Metropolitan Drinking Fountain 1878

Advert for Metropolitan Drinking Fountain 1878
Metropolitan drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, set up in London by Samuel Gurney, a Member of Parliament and philanthropist to supported by voluntary contributions

Background imageAppeal Collection: Bernard Barton Circa Quaker Poet Who Published

Bernard Barton Circa Quaker Poet Who Published
bernard, barton, circa, quaker, poet, who, published, volumes, stuff, seaweeds, convict, appeal, verses, death, shelley, convict's, 1820, history, historical, 10152092

Background imageAppeal Collection: Bernard Barton

Bernard Barton
BERNARD BARTON (1784 - 1849) The Quaker poet who published volumes of stuff such as Seaweeds, The Convict's Appeal and Verses on the Death of Shelley'. Date: circa 1830

Background imageAppeal Collection: Advert, Waifs and Strays Society Fundraising Appeal

Advert, Waifs and Strays Society Fundraising Appeal Advertisement, May 1937 Date: 1937

Background imageAppeal Collection: WW1 poster, A Call to Action! to all employees

WW1 poster, A Call to Action! to all employees
WW1 poster, A Call to Action! from Woodrow Wilson to all industrial employees working on government contracts, issued by the Navy Department. Date: circa 1917

Background imageAppeal Collection: Poster advertising the NSPCC, Diamond Jubilee Year Appeal - In 60 years the NSPCC has

Poster advertising the NSPCC, Diamond Jubilee Year Appeal - In 60 years the NSPCC has come to the rescue of 5.5 million children - please help us, if you can. Date: circa 1944

Background imageAppeal Collection: Brighton Marina Brighton Marina site - photograph used for planning appeal

Brighton Marina Brighton Marina site - photograph used for planning appeal
Brighton Marina, Brighton, East Sussex

Background imageAppeal Collection: Accepting the challenge 1387

Accepting the challenge 1387
King Richard II overseeing an Appeal of Treason. This process was used three times during Richards reign, the first one being in November 1387, when the Duke of Gloucester

Background imageAppeal Collection: Metropolitan drinking Fountain and cattle trough association

Metropolitan drinking Fountain and cattle trough association, set up in London by Samuel Gurney, a Member of Parliament, and philanthropist to supported by voluntary contributions

Background imageAppeal Collection: Appeal for aid, for food and shelter required for every day for thousands of dogs

Appeal for aid, for food and shelter required for every day for thousands of dogs and cats that are recused from the streets

Background imageAppeal Collection: ANTIQUES & TEAS 1930S ANTIQUES & TEAS 1930S

ANTIQUES & TEAS 1930S ANTIQUES & TEAS 1930S
A quaint and artistic sign on a miniature windmill, outside Apple Tree Farm, Surrey, England, which will appeal to hungry motorists as well as to lovers of antiques. Date: 1930s

Background imageAppeal Collection: WW1 Recruitment Poster -- To the Young Women of London

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- To the Young Women of London
To the Young Women of London. Is your " Best Boy" wearing Khaki? Recruitment poster, one of thirteen produced in Britain between August 1914 - March 1916. Date: 1914

Background imageAppeal Collection: Lady Hamilton, wife of General Sir Ian Hamilton

Lady Hamilton, wife of General Sir Ian Hamilton
Lady Hamilton, formerly Jean Muir, wife of General Sir Ian Hamilton, commander of British forces in the Dardanelles. Together with her photograph, The Tatler requests that readers send in literature

Background imageAppeal Collection: Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898). Rebels appeal for a p

Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898). Rebels appeal for a p
Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898). Three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain. The final three months of the complict escalated to become the Spanish-American War

Background imageAppeal Collection: WWI Poster, National Fund for Welsh Troops

WWI Poster, National Fund for Welsh Troops
Design by Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956), National Fund for Welsh Troops Appeal, lithograph published by the Fine Art Society. Date: circa 1915

Background imageAppeal Collection: WWI Poster, Appeal to cotton operatives

WWI Poster, Appeal to cotton operatives
Appeal to Cotton Operatives. WWI Recruitment poster aimed at the men of the cotton industry to join up or make munitions, and for women to take their place in the mills. Date: circa 1916

Background imageAppeal Collection: WWI Poster, letter from King George V

WWI Poster, letter from King George V
To My People, letter from King George V, asking for more men to join the British army. Date: 1915

Background imageAppeal Collection: Sax Appeal by G. H. Heath

Sax Appeal by G. H. Heath
A young woman in a caf頯 r restaurant, sits entranced by a saxophone player who appears to be playing a tune just for her. Date: 1929

Background imageAppeal Collection: Sex Appeal Paris at the Casino de Paris

Sex Appeal Paris at the Casino de Paris
Programme cover for Sex Appeal Paris at the Casino de Paris, Paris, 1932. Artwork by Paul Colin Date: 1932

Background imageAppeal Collection: French Wwi Propaganda

French Wwi Propaganda
Child-appeal is exploited in this French World War One poster encouraging donations

Background imageAppeal Collection: Ulsters Appeal - Unionist postcard

Ulsters Appeal - Unionist postcard
Ulsters Appeal - Intreat me not to leave thee.... (Ruth 1:16) - The personification of Ulster pleads with England not to abandon her, whilst Scotland (holding the Act of Union) stands passively by

Background imageAppeal Collection: The Osaka Appellate Court, Japan

The Osaka Appellate Court, Japan
The Osaka Appellate Court (Court of Appeals) Building, Japan. Date: circa 1920

Background imageAppeal Collection: The New Royal Courts of Justice

The New Royal Courts of Justice
Illustration showing the newly opened Royal Courts of Justice, taken on Lord Mayors Day. Date: 1882



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