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Patriotic Collection

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Goodbye Old Man, solder and horse WWI

Goodbye Old Man, solder and horse WWI
"Goodbye, Old Man" A World War One soldier gives his dying horse a parting kiss. Date: circa 1916

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW2 poster, A tous les francais, General de Gaulle

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

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW2 poster, We shall not flag, Winston Churchill speech

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

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Kitchener Poster - Your Country Needs You

Kitchener Poster - Your Country Needs You
Poster, Britons - (Kitchener) wants YOU. Join your countrys army. The classic World War One recruitment poster designed by Alfred Leete. circa 1916

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Defenders of the Empire - British Army, Navy and Airforce

Defenders of the Empire - British Army, Navy and Airforce with the King at the fore. Date: 1924

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Victoria Tower on Castle Hill, Huddersfield, Yorkshire

Victoria Tower on Castle Hill, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
View of the Victoria Tower on Castle Hill, overlooking Huddersfield, Yorkshire. The tower was opened in 1899 to commemorate Queen Victorias 60+ year reign. Date: 1940s

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Soviet propaganda poster - We want Peace

Soviet propaganda poster - We want Peace
" We want Peace!" Soviet propaganda poster - featuring a happy, singing Communist family, waving flags. Date: circa 1950s

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Long Live Estonia

Long Live Estonia! A patriotic postcard, featuring a female personification of the State of Estonia, waving the Estonian Flag before a night sky. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WWI Poster, The Empire Needs Men

WWI Poster, The Empire Needs Men
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, design by Arthur Wardle (1864-1949), The Empire Needs Men! Enlist Now. Depicting a lion and cubs, representing Britain and her Empire. Date: 1915

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Ww1 Postcard Bulldogs

Ww1 Postcard Bulldogs
Patriotic British bulldogs: We re Ready !

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW2 poster, To Victory -- With Our Help

WW2 poster, To Victory -- With Our Help! Pilots profile with Hawker Hurricanes. Printed by Massey-Harris for distribution in England. Date: circa 1942

Background imagePatriotic Collection: British National Anthem - Rule Britannia

British National Anthem - Rule Britannia - a British patriotic song, originating from the poem " Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740. Date: 1905

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Czech Republic - 10th All Sokol Rally in Prague 1938

Czech Republic - 10th All Sokol Rally in Prague 1938
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW2 poster, The British Commonwealth of Nations Together

WW2 poster, The British Commonwealth of Nations Together. 1941

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WWI Poster, Is your home here? Defend it

WWI Poster, Is your home here? Defend it
Is your home here? Defend it! Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster with a map showing the different regiments and HQs where men can enlist. Date: 1916

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Territorial Army poster - Inter-war period

Territorial Army poster - Inter-war period
For England and Freedom! Join the Territorial Army. Recruitment poster Number 8. Chromolithograph after Lance Cattermole, published by His Majestys Stationery Office, 1938. Date: 1938

Background imagePatriotic Collection: The Central Powers of WWI

The Central Powers of WWI
With United Forces (the motto of Emperor Franz Josef I) - patriotic depiction of the Central Powers of WWI - Germany, Turkey and Austro-Hungary

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Old man in Stoke pub -1

Old man in Stoke pub -1
An elderly man sits in the bar of a working class pub in Staffordshire. He has a half pint of mild ale. It is early doors and there is a portrait of the Queen on the wall - 1 Date: 1987

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Ww1 Postcard Bulldog

Ww1 Postcard Bulldog
Theres life in the old dog yet ! - a British bulldog, depicted with a boot, a pair of spectacles and a German helmet

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW1 poster, Enlist in the Navy, All Together - Allied sailors of six nationalities

WW1 poster, Enlist in the Navy, All Together - Allied sailors of six nationalities. Date: 1917

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW2 poster, Per Ardua Ad Astra, Winston Churchill speech

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

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WORLD WAR I (1914-1918). Poster USA BONDS Third Liberty Loa

WORLD WAR I (1914-1918). Poster USA BONDS Third Liberty Loan Campaign. BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA (1917), by Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874-1951). Edited by the government of the United States

Background imagePatriotic Collection: British Military Recruitment Poster, WW1

British Military Recruitment Poster, WW1
Recruitment poster, Its Our Flag. Fight for it. Work for it, 1914 (c)

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW2 poster, Back Them Up

WW2 poster, Back Them Up! Showing a British commando raid on a German-held port in Norway. Date: 1940s

Background imagePatriotic Collection: The Personification of Finland (Suomi)

The Personification of Finland (Suomi)
The Female Personification of Finland (Suomi), holding aloft the National Flag over the sun rising across the Finnish lakes

Background imagePatriotic Collection: In the service of the King - Scouts and Guides

In the service of the King - Scouts and Guides
In the service of the King - A saluting Scout and a Girl Guide, pulling back the Union Flag in patriotic pose. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Poster, Britons! Your Country Needs You

Poster, Britons! Your Country Needs You

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Poster, Your King and Country Need You

Poster, Your King and Country Need You, Enlist Now. Encouraging people to join up and fight in the First World War. circa 1914-1915

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Street scene with shops, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales

Street scene with shops, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
A street scene with shops, in Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales. The large corner shop is Bells grocery store, decorated with flags, perhaps to celebrate Empire Day (24 May)

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Czech Republic - Sokol Rally in Prague 1929

Czech Republic - Sokol Rally in Prague 1929
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Yugoslavia - Sokol Rally in Belgrade

Yugoslavia - Sokol Rally in Belgrade
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Czech Republic - 6th All Sokol Rally in Prague

Czech Republic - 6th All Sokol Rally in Prague
A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Britains Sea Power Is Yours

Britains Sea Power Is Yours
World War Two propaganda poster for the Royal Navy - Britains Sea Power Is Yours - illustrated by ships and warships of all kinds, designed to reassure with a shared sense of patriotism

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Ww1 Postcard Soldier

Ww1 Postcard Soldier
Tommy guards the flag with bayonet in hand and pipe in mouth!

Background imagePatriotic Collection: 1902 Coronation Birds Custard Powder advertisement

1902 Coronation Birds Custard Powder advertisement
A patriotic advertisement for Birds Custard Powder placed in the Coronation Number of The Graphic celebrating the Coronation of King Edward VII and featuring a crown on top of a packet. Date: 1902

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Advertising card for Singer Sewing Machines

Advertising card for Singer Sewing Machines - showing a good patriotic wife using her sewing machine to produce a white ensign for a Royal Naval Seaman husband. Date: circa 1916

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Bulldog and Union Jack

Bulldog and Union Jack
Now then, what about it ? Standing beside the Union Jack, a British bulldog defies the enemy, Date: 1915

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Patriotic dogs

Patriotic dogs
An English Bull Terrier, a Scottish terrier and an Irish terrier make ready for the Coronation as canine representatives of England, Ireland and Scotland

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW2 poster, Back Them Up

WW2 poster, Back Them Up! Showing a British tank attack in the Western Desert. Date: 1940s

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Lion & Unicorn Pavilion

Lion & Unicorn Pavilion
The Lion and Unicorn Pavilion at the South Bank Exhibition, containing exhibits on the use of the English language, growth of British parliamentary government, etc

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Union Jack Hat & Scarf

Union Jack Hat & Scarf
A patriotic girl wrapped up in a scarf covered with union jacks. She also has them on the brim of her hat. Date: 1917

Background imagePatriotic Collection: French Girl Feeds Cow

French Girl Feeds Cow
A young French girl in patriotic scarf feeds hay to a cow in a field (presumably French also)

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Patriotic Finnish Girl

Patriotic Finnish Girl
A young, blonde patriotic Greek girl wears a brimless fur hat with a flag cap badge & a fur-trimmed scarf whose design is based on the flag of Greece

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW2 poster, Wings for Victory, Lets Go, National Savings. Date: circa 1944

WW2 poster, Wings for Victory, Lets Go, National Savings. Date: circa 1944

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Eagle and American Flag Date: 1915

Eagle and American Flag Date: 1915

Background imagePatriotic Collection: The Landing Stage at Ahvaz, Iran - WWI Xmas card

The Landing Stage at Ahvaz, Iran - WWI Xmas card
A rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW1 - Home Front - The Queens Work for Women Fund

WW1 - Home Front - The Queens Work for Women Fund
After the outbreak of WW1, many women in the textile and clothing industry had lost their jobs as export markets closed, posing a direct threat to their job prospects

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW1 - Patriotic - Little Tommy has a pee on a German Helmet

WW1 - Patriotic - Little Tommy has a pee on a German Helmet
Tommys Kiddie. WW1 - Patriotic - Little Tommy has a pee in a German Helmet. Date: circa 1916

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Patriotism in a British home, WW1

Patriotism in a British home, WW1
A cosy scene in a British home showing a young man (possibly a wounded sailor?) displaying a Union Jack flag to the rest of his family

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Map of British Empire showing international cable

Map of British Empire showing international cable
Map of the British Empire (coloured red), showing the All-British international cable going round the world, enabling telegraphic communication. Date: circa 1902

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Military regimental badge brooches advertisement, WW1

Military regimental badge brooches advertisement, WW1
An advertisement for Charles Packer & Co, goldsmiths and silversmiths, and their selectrion of regimental badge brooches available for 2 2s. each

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Illustrated London News Silver Jubilee Number 1935

Illustrated London News Silver Jubilee Number 1935
Front cover of The Illustrated London News conjuring up the pomp and pageantry of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of King George V with a parade of liveried riders

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW2 - Laundry - It ll soon be hanging on the Siegfried Line

WW2 - Laundry - It ll soon be hanging on the Siegfried Line
WW2 humour - " Two British soldiers doing their laundry comment that " It ll soon be hanging on the Siegfried Line!". Date: circa 1944

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Canadian World War One Patriotic Postcard

Canadian World War One Patriotic Postcard. " Here Comes Canada!" Date: circa 1916

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW2 poster, Teamwork -- Thanks Pal

WW2 poster, Teamwork -- Thanks Pal! Printed by DeHavilland of Canada Ltd for distribution in England. Date: circa 1942

Background imagePatriotic Collection: The Last Crusade by Bernard Partridge in Punch WW1

The Last Crusade by Bernard Partridge in Punch WW1
The Last Crusade. Coeur-de-Lion (looking down on the Holy City)

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Market Jew Street with Davy statue, Penzance, Cornwall

Market Jew Street with Davy statue, Penzance, Cornwall
Market Jew Street with Humphry Davy statue, Penzance, Cornwall. The name of the street comes from the Cornish Marghas Yow, meaning Thursday Market. The scientist Humphry Davy was born in Penzance

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Illustration, A Song of the English, Lighthouse

Illustration, A Song of the English, Lighthouse
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WWI Poster, Enlist Today (Welsh version)

WWI Poster, Enlist Today (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Be honest with yourself. Be certain that your so-called reason is not a selfish excuse. (Lord Kitchener) Enlist Today (Welsh version). Date: 1916

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Tattoo-artist, George Burchett, at work on a Tommy

Tattoo-artist, George Burchett, at work on a Tommy
A tattoo artist, George Burchett, in his shop near Waterloo station working on the forearm of a soldier, while a lady who has just received a tattoo of her own, admires his handiwork

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WWI - The Lion Roused - British Propaganda postcard

WWI - The Lion Roused - British Propaganda postcard full of strength, defiance and patriotism. The confidence evident in 1914... Date: 1914

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WWI - Wounded soldier in the arms of his nurse

WWI - Wounded soldier in the arms of his nurse
WWI - Wounded soldier (who has lost his arm) in the arms of his nurse - Comrades in Arms. Date: circa 1917

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW1 recruitment poster with silhouettes

WW1 recruitment poster with silhouettes
World War One recruitment poster with silhouettes -- Remember! England Expects -- the Need is Great Today.... the Navy requires you for its glorious service. Join today

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Czech Republic - 9th All Sokol Rally in Prague 1932

Czech Republic - 9th All Sokol Rally in Prague 1932
9th All Sokol Rally in Prague 1932

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Who Said Germans? - Patriotic Bulldogs

Who Said Germans? - Patriotic Bulldogs in defiant pose against the Kaiser

Background imagePatriotic Collection: British and Indian soldiers - WWI allies (2 / 3)

British and Indian soldiers - WWI allies (2 / 3)
Comrades at Arms British and Indian troops fighting together during WWI

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Patriotic poster, Buy British - Britain Always First

Patriotic poster, Buy British - Britain Always First
Britain Always First - poster celebrating Britihs achievements in breaking speed records on land, water, air and rail

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Patriotic poster, Buy British, keep the home fires burning

Patriotic poster, Buy British, keep the home fires burning
Patriotic poster, Buy British campaign -- Buy British and keep the home fires burning

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Old man in Stoke pub - 2

Old man in Stoke pub - 2
An elderly man sits in the bar of a working class pub in Staffordshire. He has a half pint of mild ale. It is early doors and there is a portrait of the Queen on the wall - 2 Date: 1987

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW1 - Winston Churchill - First Lord of the Admiralty

WW1 - Winston Churchill - First Lord of the Admiralty
WW1 - Winston Churchill (1874-1965) - First Lord of the Admiralty. Date: circa 1914

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW2 - USA - Propaganda - We gave for our own, for our allies

WW2 - USA - Propaganda - We gave for our own, for our allies - relating to the Wartime Bond Scheme to contribute to the war effort. Date: circa 1944

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Illustration, A Song of the English, Thames Embankment

Illustration, A Song of the English, Thames Embankment
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Sea Scout of 1st Suva Group, Fiji, South Pacific

Sea Scout of 1st Suva Group, Fiji, South Pacific
Leslie G. Keys, Sea Scout of the 1st Suva Group, Fiji, South Pacific, with the British flag. The mat hanging behind him is to be presented to the Chief Scout

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Scouts selling Coronation programmes

Scouts selling Coronation programmes
Boy scouts selling Coronation programmes to people lining the route in a London street for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW2 poster, The Girl Who Isn t There

WW2 poster, The Girl Who Isn t There must realise that absenteeism lets her pals and her country down. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Background imagePatriotic Collection: To England! German dreams of an invasion by sea and air

To England! German dreams of an invasion by sea and air
To England! German dreams of an invasion by sea (warships) and air (a fleet of Zeppelins). Postcard sold to raise money for the German air war effort. Date: circa 1916

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Revolution House

Revolution House, Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, formerly the " Cock & Pynet" Inn, where patriotic noblemen plotted to make William of Orange the King

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Patriotic Poster - 30th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu

Patriotic Poster - 30th Anniversary of Dien Bien Phu
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - 30 Years Commemoration of the Victory against the French at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in May, 1954. Breaking the shackles of Colonial oppression. Date: 1984

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Vietnam War - Patriotic Poster - Colonialists Beware!

Vietnam War - Patriotic Poster - Colonialists Beware!
Vietnam War - Vietnamese Patriotic Poster. Colonialists and International Traitors! - You should think carefully before you take on Vietnam Date: 2nd half of the 20th century

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW2 poster, Britains Sea Power, Destroyers in line ahead, maintain it with your savings

WW2 poster, Britains Sea Power, Destroyers in line ahead, maintain it with your savings. Date: circa 1940

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882). Italian military and politic

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882). Italian military and politic
Giuseppe Garibaldi.1807-1882. Italian military and political. Garibaldis rest after the battle. 1860. On the right, watching the militar, Alexandre Dumas. Risorgimento Museum. Turin. Italy

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW2 leaflet, Warship Week, HMS Victory bulldog

WW2 leaflet, Warship Week, HMS Victory bulldog
WW2 leaflet, Warship Week, The Navy Guards Your Food. HMS Victory bulldog. In support of the National Savings Movement and the Warship Week Campaign. Date: 1942

Background imagePatriotic Collection: Ww1 Postcard India Joins

Ww1 Postcard India Joins
India joins the war Date: 1915

Background imagePatriotic Collection: WW2 poster, Back him up to the hilt

WW2 poster, Back him up to the hilt. Your united efforts will put the Win in Winston. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s



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