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Cartoon, Two Horses, WW1Cartoon, Two Horses on the Western Front, hearing explosions. One horse asks the other: Doesn t all this noise scare you? The other horse replies: No, I m used to it
Cartoon, Pilot falling from plane, WW1Cartoon, a German pilot falls from his plane towards an airfield below. He doesn t appear to have a parachute, but he feels fortunate to have his little dog mascot with him. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm and a fortune teller, WW1Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm goes to consult a fortune teller to find out when the war will end. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Enigma, WW1Cartoon, Enigma. A French soldier says he doesn t understand it -- hes drunk nothing but Pinard (cheap wine or plonk) since the war started, and now hes got water on the knee! Date: 1916
Cartoon, The Kaisers dream, WW1Cartoon, The Kaisers dream (or nightmare) after losing at Verdun -- a ginger-haired angel holding a rabbit. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Epiphany 1916, WW1Cartoon, Epiphany 1916, illustrating a contemporary version of a childrens song about the Three Kings. Here, the three kings are from Turkey, Bulgaria and Austria
Cartoon, soldier reunited with mother, WW1Cartoon, showing a French soldier reunited with his mother, telling her not to worry, he is not injured in any part of his body. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Women also profiteer, WW1Cartoon, Women also profiteer. Showing how women are also profiting from the war, either by socialising with servicemen or selling them expensive flowers, food and drink. Date: 1916
Cartoon, Keep your mouth shut, WW1Cartoon, Keep your mouth shut -- a new take on a fable of Aesop during the First World War, where the fox will never be able to get the crow to open his mouth and drop the nice piece of cheese
Cartoon, Espionage? Snooping? WW1Cartoon, Espionage? Snooping? A German couple and their daughter go for an innocent country walk, but gradually metamorphose into a concrete platform, a camera and a telephone! Date: 1915
Cartoon, German women also Uber Alles, WW1Cartoon, German women are also Uber Alles. Six scenes depicting German women and their influence on everyday life. Date: 1916
Cartoon, The Bulgarian Cad, WW1Cartoon, The Bulgarian Cad (with a pun on his large nose), showing King Ferdinand of Bulgaria admiring himself in a hand mirror. Date: 1915
Cartoon, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Judas, WW1Cartoon, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Judas, both seen as betrayers. Judas hanged himself in remorse after betraying Christ, and he now offers Ferdinand a rope for him to do the same. Date: 1915
Cartoon, Replacing those who are at the Front, WW1Cartoon, Replacing those who are at the Front, showing French women taking on mens jobs during the First World War: shaving a man in a barbers shop, punching a travel ticket, selling newspapers
Cartoon, French cafe scene, WW1Cartoon, French cafe scene. Two men sit drinking outside a cafe in a French town. An unhappy looking man walks past, preoccupied from reading exaggerated German communiques about their wartime
Cartoon, End of the show, WW1Cartoon, End of the show. The woman in her orange devil costume begins to make her exit, and the orchestra of yowling cats and mythological musicians also disperse. Date: 1918
Cartoon, On leave in Paris, WW1Cartoon, On leave in Paris. Two French soldiers outside a cinema are dismayed to see that all the films are about the war -- to think we came here to have fun! Date: 1917
Cartoon, In Memory of the Lusitania, WW1Cartoon, In Memory of the Lusitania. Two sailors fire on a German submarine in retaliation for the lost ship. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Dirty Business, WW1Cartoon, Dirty Business. The arrival of American troops to join the Allied forces gives Kaiser Wilhelm a shock. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Hold On, Lets Go, WW1Cartoon, Hold On, Lets Go. French soldiers in a trench and newly arrived American troops greet each other, ready to work together as Allies. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Two precautions are better than one, WW1Cartoon, Two precautions are better than one. A rich and fashionable young woman goes out with two escorts, a rich Swedish man and a rich Dutchman
Cartoon, Soldier with medals, WW1Cartoon, Soldier with medals. A woman admires his medals, but her husband, who is making money from the war, thinks to himself: I have medals (ie coins) too, but I don t let people see how many
Cartoon, Soldier in camouflage uniform, WW1Cartoon, Soldier in camouflage uniform. Hes going on leave to Paris in this outfit, as he doesn t have a permanent pass, and this way the cops won t spot him. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Camouflaging a lorry, WW1Cartoon, Camouflaging a lorry in rather colourful shades. One of the men says he painted miniatures before the war. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Check to the Red King! WW1Cartoon, Check to the Red King! Allegorical female figures representing France (left) and Germany (right) play chess. France appears to be winning. Date: 1917
Cartoon, The Little War, WW1Cartoon, The Little War. Children playing a war game. One of them tells his friend: Don t yell like that, you re supposed to be dead! Date: 1917
Cartoon, The Road Menders, WW1Cartoon, The Road Menders. They stop work to watch the arrival of some VIPs. Date: 1917
Cartoon, The Fixed Line, WW1Cartoon, The Fixed Line. Military engineers (sappers) busy setting up lines of communication in a town on the Western Front. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Ace of Diamonds, WW1Cartoon, Ace of Diamonds. An ordinary French soldier on the Western Front, carrying his kit on his back. The title suggests that every soldier is an Ace, not just the high-profile heroes. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Elephant and Dog, WW1Cartoon, Elephant and Dog, helping with the war effort on the Western Front. Date: 1917
Cartoon, The course of the Deutschmark, WW1Cartoon, The course of the Deutschmark. The nymphs of the goldmine have deserted the waters (a parody of Ovid). Two classical female figures walk away as a group of German civilians look despondently
Cartoon, Hell for Horses, WW1Cartoon, Hell for Horses. A horse on the battlefield says that those who say Paris is hell for horses should give this place a try. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Growing vegetables, WW1Cartoon, Growing vegetables. Two fashionable young women inspect a vegetable garden, and discuss the use of nitrate as a fertilizer -- the same stuff they use to make beauty spots! Date: 1917
Cartoon, The distracted gardener, WW1Cartoon, The distracted gardener. A man is having trouble remembering what he planted in his garden. He thinks it might have been a bag of sugar! Date: 1917
Cartoon, The Throne, WW1Cartoon, The Throne. Showing the leaders of the four Central Powers gathered round the Austrian throne. Seated on the throne itself are the German Kaiser Wilhelm II (left)
Cartoon, Two Emperors, WW1Cartoon, Two Emperors. Showing Charles I of Austria (Karl Franz Joseph Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Marie, left), who succeeded Emperor Franz Joseph in 1916, with the German Kaiser Wilhelm II (right)
Cartoon, Offer in the air, WW1Cartoon, Offer in the air. A mechanic offers an aperitif to the pilot as they fly through the air. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Complaining to the cook, WW1Cartoon, Complaining to the cook. A group of soldiers throw their soup away in disgust -- the cook explains that hes had no previous experience of cooking. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Peace, WW1Cartoon, Peace. An allegorical female figure, Peace, holding the flags of the Allied nations, looks down at Kaiser Wilhelm kneeling in front of her and rejects his deceptive offer. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Ententes Reply, WW1Cartoon, Ententes Reply. An allegorical female figure, representing Entente (Agreement), responds to the German peace suggestion by sitting on it/him. Date: 1917
Cartoon, The gold of the Rhine, WW1Cartoon, The gold of the Rhine. Short of money, the German Kaiser and his son, the Crown Prince, look musingly at the golden-coloured River Rhine. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Dr Hellferich, WW1Cartoon, Dr Hellferich [Helfferich], German finance minister. He says: Its strange! The higher the costs rise, the lower the Mark falls
Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm jealous of Charlot, WW1Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm jealous of Charlot. The German Kaiser is green in the face at the sight of Charlot (Charlie Chaplin) on the front cover of a special number of La Baionnette. Date: 1917
Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm and Charlot, WW1Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm and Charlot (Charlie Chaplin). The Kaiser, dressed as a clown, asks Charlot to crown him emperor of the world. (1 of 2) Date: 1917
Cartoon, Soldier and godmother with fruit, WW1Cartoon, Soldier and godmother with fruit. She reminds him about the rationing rule -- a maximum of two courses. He replies that they can make up for it with the dessert. Date: 1917
Cartoon, As advertised, WW1Cartoon, As advertised. A black soldier arrives with a bunch of flowers to meet his new godmother. They both have expectations... Date: 1917
Cartoon, Modern cherub, WW1Cartoon, Modern cherub. A soldier is happy to meet his new godmother. Date: 1917
Cartoon, On leave, WW1Cartoon, On leave. A black soldier on leave comes to visit his allocated godmother -- she is shocked, as she has been dreaming of a godson with blond hair! Date: 1917
