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Poster, 'Britain Needs You At Once'

Poster, 'Britain Needs You At Once'
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Poster, 'Britain Needs You At Once'
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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Collection
Te Papa Collections Online
Description

This First World War poster depicts St George fighting the dragon. Such propaganda appealed to men's chivalrous feelings and sense of duty, and was part of a massive publicity campaign in Britain before conscription was introduced in 1916.

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Image
Date created
June 1915
Creator
Parliamentary Recruiting Committee / Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd.
URL
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/971896
Related subjects
Saints / Dragons / Horses / War / World War, 1914-1918 / recruiting / ink / paper / political posters / colour lithography / planographic printing / United Kingdom

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