Encouragement Collection

WW2 poster, We shall not flag, Winston Churchill speech
WW2 poster, We shall not flag, we shall not fail. Winston Churchill speech, 4 June 1940. Date: 1940

WW2 poster, Per Ardua Ad Astra, Winston Churchill speech
WW2 poster, Per Ardua Ad Astra. Never in the field of human conflict have so many owed so much to so few. Winston Churchill speech, 20 August 1940. Date: 1940

WW2 poster, A tous les francais, General de Gaulle
WW2 poster, A tous les francais (To all French people), from General de Gaulle, based in Liverpool during the Second World War. France has lost a battle, but France has not lost the war

Cartoon, Triumph of De-Jenner-Action 1898
Grim reaper holding the vaccination act. A new Vaccination Act removed these penalties and introduced a new clause known as the conscientious objector clause that allowed parents who did not believe

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1940
The weeks food facts No. 6. If you eat more than you need, you are wasting food as surely as if you had thrown it away. So eat what you need, but no more. Buy wisely and cater strictly

Our Dumb Friends League. A society for the encouragement of kindness to animals. Blue Cross fund for wounded horses at the front. Poster showing a wounded horse on the battlefield. Date 1915

Postcard design - Wishing you Luck, as the new term begins
Postcard design - Heres Wishing you Luck, as the new term begins. A schoolboy walking off for the first day at school. Date: circa 1937

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
A jolly gentleman encouraging you to drink and be merry! Date: 1845

LOUIS DUC DE PENTHIEVRE
LOUIS JEAN MARIE de BOURBON, duc de PENTHIEVRE French military commander, aristocrat renowned for his virtues and charities, and encouragement of the arts. Date: 1725 - 1793

SATIRE ON HENRI III
Henri III, murdered by the monk Jacques Clement with the encouragement of the Catholic League, is conveyed to Hell for his wickedness in making a deal with Henri de Navarre. Date: 1 August 1589

Boys Club tug of war circa 1930
One half of a tug of war with members of a Boys Club. Their supporters shout encouragement

Boys Club tug of war 1928
One half of a tug of war with members of a Boys Club. Their supporters shout encouragement

Gideon V Midianites
Gideon, with encouragement from God, leads his fellow- Israelites against the Midianites, who are forced to retreat from the Promised Land

Five members of the West Indies Auxiliary Territorial Servic
Photograph of five members of the West Indies Auxiliary Territorial Service sitting on a military vehicle, 1943-1947 (c).In the early stages of the Second World War black Caribbean women wishing to

WW2 poster, Healthy stock will breed good laying hens
WW2 information poster, Healthy stock will breed good laying hens, British Poultry and Egg Production No.3. For Victory. Date: circa 1940

WW2 poster, Bits and Pieces Bulletin. Separate parts combined make an aeroplane. Printed for HMSO, Ministry of Aircraft Production. Date: 1940s

George Earl Dartmouth
GEORGE LEGGE, third earl of DARTMOUTH Statesman, vice-president of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce. Date: 1755 - 1810

Arthur Aikin, Scientist
ARTHUR AIKIN Chemist, geologist and author of educational works, active in the encouragement of science education. Date: 1773 - 1854

Family Shower / Leech
A family prepare to partake of a shower. The servants fill up the shower head with hot water as the family members don conical hats and towels - some require encouragement! Date: 1850

Eldred Pottinger in Herat, Afghanistan
Eldred Pottinger (1811-1843), Anglo-Indian soldier and diplomat, in Afghanistan, helping a local commander at Herat during a conflict. Date: circa late 1830s

Mrs Mills, celebrity pianist, with boy at piano
Mrs Mills (Gladys Mills, nee Gladys Jordan, 1918-1978), celebrity pianist. Seen here encouraging a boy to stick at his piano practice. Date: circa 1960s

Mrs Mills, celebrity pianist, with boy and dog
Mrs Mills (Gladys Mills, nee Gladys Jordan, 1918-1978), celebrity pianist. Seen here encouraging a boy to stick at his piano practice, while a dog sits on a chair looking mournful. Date: circa 1960s

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1946
Is your child missing something ? You are, naturally, eager to do the best for your under-five child. And if you don t give him his Cod liver Oil and orange juice, you ve a reason

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1945
Something new in salad. Salad making gives full scope to your powers of invention. For almost all vegetables are at home in the salad bowl, and you can try them in almost endless combinations

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1944
Eggs are plentiful. Thanks to dried eggs, you can have at least three nourishing egg dishes every weeks. Small children can havemore

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1942
Home-guards of health. Of course you don t want to be a food crank. But it is useful to know that there are certain homely foods that can do a marvellous job of protecting you

Sheet music cover, Your King & Country Want You, a Womans Recruiting Song, dedicated by special permission to Her Majesty the Queen

William Shipley
WILLIAM SHIPLEY public-spirited gent who founded the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Date: 1714 - 1803

Thirteenth Duke Norfolk
HENRY CHARLES HOWARD, thirteenth duke of NORFOLK Statesman, president of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Date: 1791 - 1856

Edward Hooper
EDWARD HOOPER Vice President of the Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce. Date: CIRCA 1796

The happy Mother: a dancing class
A mother giving her daughter over encouragement while she is dancing. Date: 1930

Boys Club tug of war 1931
One half of a tug of war with members of a Boys Club. Their supporters shout encouragement and one small girl look on bewildered

Reconstruction in Matrimony
State encouragement of marriage for returned soldiers. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Miners of Valenciennes
Napoleon and Eugenie watch a parade of the miners of Valenciennes : his encouragement of industry gives France a period of stability and prosperity

Meeting the Brits
Napoleon meets a delegation of British businessmen : his encouragement of commerce gives France a period of stability and prosperity

Napoleon Mocked
British comment on Napoleons encouragement of trade and industry - Open for Business as usual

Cowes Regatta / 1914
A scene at Cowes Regatta - sailing ships fly past as the wind fills their billowing white sails. Some spectators wave their hankerchiefs in encouragement

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