Archetypes Gallery

The whole world isordering Dutch Cheese! Advertising card

The whole world (including John Bull, Uncle Sam, Marianne and representatives from China, Japan, Africa and Arabia) is making orders for Dutch Cheese! Advertising card for J. H. Eyssen of Oosthuizen, The Netherlands. Gold Medal winner at the 1900 Exhibition Date: circa 1910

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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Russian Propaganda postcard - German Cockroaches

"The Prussians" A Russian propaganda postcard from WWI era, depictng Russian soldiers driving out the German menace, depicted as cockroaches. This card also features a linguistic play on words, as Cockroaches are often called prussaki (Prussians) in cooloquial Russian; in Germany, of course, they are Russen (Russians) !! Date: circa 1916

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Cartoon/Russia Vs. Japan

The world (represented by national archetypes such as John Bull, Marianne and Uncle Sam) watches the fight between Russia (as champion of Europe) and Japan (Asia's champion)

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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