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Background imageJoining Collection: Interwar Period Recruiting poster

Interwar Period Recruiting poster
Interwar Period Recruiting - Stock poster circa 1930 - 89 x 63 cm Date: circa 1930

Background imageJoining Collection: WW1 - Army Recruiting poster

WW1 - Army Recruiting poster
Pre WW1 Army Recruiting poster circa 1903 Date: circa 1903

Background imageJoining Collection: WW1 - Letter form the King recruiting poster

WW1 - Letter form the King recruiting poster
To My People, letter form the King recruiting poster circa 1914 Date: circa 1914

Background imageJoining Collection: WW1 - Yiddish Recruiting poster

WW1 - Yiddish Recruiting poster
Yiddish recruiting poster circa 1916 Date: circa 1916

Background imageJoining Collection: Sailor says good bye to wife and baby, WW1

Sailor says good bye to wife and baby, WW1
A sailor bidding farewell to his wife and child at Waterloo Station at the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

Background imageJoining Collection: WW1 - The United States enter the war - Wilsons Cabinet

WW1 - The United States enter the war - Wilsons Cabinet
WW1 - The United States enters the war - President Woodrow Wilsons Cabinet meets. Date: 1917

Background imageJoining Collection: Joining in the Fairy Revel

Joining in the Fairy Revel -- a little girl in her pink nightdress joins hands in a circle with a group of fairies and elves in a garden. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageJoining Collection: Derby recruits, 1916

Derby recruits, 1916
Derby recruits of the 1st London Regiment pictured with their kit bags ready for inspection in their new uniform. Date: 1916

Background imageJoining Collection: Bayonet display at a recruiting meeting, WW1

Bayonet display at a recruiting meeting, WW1
Two army officers engage in friendly combat in order to attract new recruits at a recruitment meeting in Trafalgar Square in December 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageJoining Collection: A recruiter speaking on the plinth in Trafalgar Square, WW1

A recruiter speaking on the plinth in Trafalgar Square, WW1
Sergeant Newsand, a constant speaker in Trafalgar Square in the cause of recruiting for the war, pictured in action in December 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageJoining Collection: Recruitment during WW1

Recruitment during WW1
" Now, My Lad, You Can t Ignore that." Corporal Hall, the army ex-champion boxer gains a new recruit - a former tram conductor - by showing him a poster with a message from the King

Background imageJoining Collection: Recruitment in the City of London, WW1

Recruitment in the City of London, WW1
A recruiter and his capture in the City - a well-dressed young man willingly assents to the recruiting sergeants arguments in December 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageJoining Collection: Major Sir Pieter Bam recruiting in Trafalgar Square

Major Sir Pieter Bam recruiting in Trafalgar Square
Major Sir Pieter Bam addressing a recruitment meeting in Trafalgar Square at the end of 1915. Sir Pieter was a member of the South African Parliament

Background imageJoining Collection: Service cards in a window in Arundel, WW1

Service cards in a window in Arundel, WW1
Four cards representing the fact that four members of a household in Maltravers Street in Arundel had enlisted 1914. The Earl of Arundel had converted his ancestral castle into recruiting offices

Background imageJoining Collection: Recruitment poster on post box, WW1

Recruitment poster on post box, WW1
The Call to Arms - a recruitment poster pasted to a post box reminding Britains men that their King and Country needed them in 1914. Date: 1914

Background imageJoining Collection: Recruiting band in London, WW1

Recruiting band in London, WW1
A band from a Highland regiment use a recruiting banner, seen for the first time in London during the early months of the First World War. It reads, We are marching to the recruiting station

Background imageJoining Collection: Soldiers marching along, Commercial Rd, London, WW1

Soldiers marching along, Commercial Rd, London, WW1
A large crowd welcoming the Eastern Column at the corner of Commercial Road, London marching in full uniform during the early months of the First World War. Date: 1914

Background imageJoining Collection: New recruits setting off for training camp, WW1

New recruits setting off for training camp, WW1
Volunteers for Kitcheners Army, all dressed in civilian clothing, pictured marching in formation on their way to the railway station

Background imageJoining Collection: Inspecting recruits at Tower of London, WW1

Inspecting recruits at Tower of London, WW1
An Inspector of Recruits at the Tower of London. These were men who volunteered at the outbreak of war and are pictured still in civilian clothes. Date: 1914

Background imageJoining Collection: Women recruiters, WW1

Women recruiters, WW1
A woman in Trafalgar Square encouraging young men to join up and fight during the First World War. Date: 1915

Background imageJoining Collection: Are You One of These? WW1 cartoon by H. M. Bateman

Are You One of These? WW1 cartoon by H. M. Bateman
Cartoon by H. M. Bateman poking fun at men who find a myriad of excuses - such as " my moustache is taking up all my time now

Background imageJoining Collection: Johnny Get Your Gun by Frank Reynolds, outbreak of WW1

Johnny Get Your Gun by Frank Reynolds, outbreak of WW1
Illustration by Frank Reynolds showing a young man in tennis whites smoking a cigarette hesitating while the rest of the country rush to the colours at the outbreak of the First World War

Background imageJoining Collection: Harry Lauder with his recruiting pipe band, WW1

Harry Lauder with his recruiting pipe band, WW1
Harry Lauder (1870-1950), Scottish music hall entertainer, pictured with a pipe he had organised, with the sanction of the War Office

Background imageJoining Collection: Oxford Blues who had joined up, WW1

Oxford Blues who had joined up, WW1
Spread of 76 portraits and key showing sporting Blues from Oxford University who had joined up during the First World War

Background imageJoining Collection: Founders of the Sportsmans Battalion

Founders of the Sportsmans Battalion
The organiser of the Sportsmans Battalion and her husband, the recruiting-officer-in-chief, Mr and Mrs Cunliffe Owen. Mrs Cunliffe Owen conceived the idea of raising the Sportsmans Battalion where

Background imageJoining Collection: A Deep Question by Will Owen, WW1 cartoon

A Deep Question by Will Owen, WW1 cartoon
" Long Tom" (back from the front): Mud, my boy? Why its up to ones neck! The " Bantam" : Whose neck? Humorous cartoon by Will Owen showing a tall officer talking to a vertically

Background imageJoining Collection: Johnnie Walker advertisement, WW1

Johnnie Walker advertisement, WW1
First World War advertisement showing Johnnie Walker meeting a recruitment sergeant in 1914. Johnnie Walker: " How goes the recruiting

Background imageJoining Collection: London recruits at Southwark Town Hall, WW1

London recruits at Southwark Town Hall, WW1
Crowds of men anxious to attest under the Derby scheme, crowded into the corridors of Southwark Town Hall in December 1915

Background imageJoining Collection: Lord Roberts funeral and football in war, WW1

Lord Roberts funeral and football in war, WW1
A Voice That is Still, And Ears Which Are Still Deaf. A page in the Tatler criticising the continued attendance at football matches of thousands of young

Background imageJoining Collection: Captain Critchley and his three sons, WW1

Captain Critchley and his three sons, WW1
A Canadian contingent, a patriotic family party for the front - Captain O. A. Critcheley, a Canadian with a large ranch in Alberta pictured with his three sons

Background imageJoining Collection: Dunlop advertisement, WW1

Dunlop advertisement, WW1
Dunlop Rubber Company advertisement from the First World War publicising the fact that 1500 of their employees had enlisted while the rest were working in shifts day

Background imageJoining Collection: Jockeys as troopers in the 19th Hussars, WW1

Jockeys as troopers in the 19th Hussars, WW1
Leading jockeys pose for a photograph before leaving for the front for active service as troopers of the 19th Hussars in 1914. From left to right are: - Top row - R. Arbuthnot, N. Nutt, A

Background imageJoining Collection: Prince of Wales joins the Grenadier Guards

Prince of Wales joins the Grenadier Guards
A photograph of Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor) pictured looking rather nervous having joined the Grenadier Guards on the outbreak of war in 1914

Background imageJoining Collection: Recruit undergoing heart tests, WW1

Recruit undergoing heart tests, WW1
Testing a new recruit whose heart conditions the Army authorities are doubtful about. Rather worryingly, the photograph shows the man sitting with one bare foot

Background imageJoining Collection: City of London recruits, Tower of London, WW1

City of London recruits, Tower of London, WW1
Young men answering the call to enlist at the start of the First World War. All of them employees of City firms, they were joining the City of London Battalion, consisting of 1300 men

Background imageJoining Collection: Lunchtime scene on the Embankment, London, WW1

Lunchtime scene on the Embankment, London, WW1
Rank Outsiders. A lunchtime scene on the Embankment, London, at the start of the First World War. Young men who could be joining up to fight stand idly watching through the railings as the Inns of

Background imageJoining Collection: Are you in Khaki? by Fish

Are you in Khaki? by Fish
The courage that dares the shot and shell is infinitesimal compared to the bravery of the young man in mufti who in the restaurants dares the cutting contempt of the khaki-clad heroes

Background imageJoining Collection: Vought-Sikorsky helicopter by G. H. Davis

Vought-Sikorsky helicopter by G. H. Davis
Hovering death for U-boats: the Vought-Sikorsky helicopter, in use during the Second World War. Details of a unique aircraft joining in the Battle of the Atlantic. Date: 1943

Background imageJoining Collection: Poker Playing Pig of Colonel Wood

Poker Playing Pig of Colonel Wood
The American showman Colonel Woods large pig taking part in a game of poker. Date: 1872

Background imageJoining Collection: Italian recruitment poster, WW1

Italian recruitment poster, WW1
Italian recruitment poster during the First World War. A woman being led away with her baby by three enemy soldiers cries out to her brothers to save her by joining up. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageJoining Collection: River Sava as it enters the River Danube at Belgrade, Serbia

River Sava as it enters the River Danube at Belgrade, Serbia
The mouth of the River Sava as it enters the River Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageJoining Collection: Geneva, Switzerland, confluence of the Arve and Rhone River

Geneva, Switzerland, confluence of the Arve and Rhone River Date: circa 1910s

Background imageJoining Collection: American Military Propaganda Postcard - WW2 era

American Military Propaganda Postcard - WW2 era
American Military Recruitment/Propaganda Postcard - WW2 era. This is either a depiction of a cold soldier tempted by the thought of service abroad

Background imageJoining Collection: WWI - Wearing a Derby Armlet - Comic Postcard

WWI - Wearing a Derby Armlet - Comic Postcard
Bow-wow! I wonder what group shes in?! The first of the two things this postcard refers to is the Derby Armlet. In 1915, it was obvious that volunteers alone would not be enough to fill the armys

Background imageJoining Collection: Jardines House on Inya Lake - Rangoon

Jardines House on Inya Lake - Rangoon - Beautifully manicured garden down to the Lake. Traveller palm - fan shaped, each leaf stalk in joining the main stem forms a gourd-like reservoir of water for

Background imageJoining Collection: Joining the Volunteers

Joining the Volunteers
A young husband joins the Chinese Peoples Volunteers, his wife makes sure hes properly dressed to fight the Yankee invaders Date: 1951

Background imageJoining Collection: The Amercian Revolution - A Call to Arms

The Amercian Revolution - A Call to Arms
A husband and eldest son get the call to aid the struggle against the British during the American Revolutionary War (American War of Independence - 1775-1783) and leap at the opportunity to enlist

Background imageJoining Collection: Swallow Falls

Swallow Falls
The beautiful Swallow Falls, north Wales, where the River Llugwy, after joining the Conway, hurls itself into a chasm sixty feet wide, in three falls. Date: 1940s



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