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Wartime posters

c.1914-1945
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Q330/1:
'Keep to your rations! I risked my life', League of National Safety, Ministry of Food, n.d., 1 poster
'Waste not, want not. Economy will win the war, all about soups', Ministry of Food, ref F.E 37, Oct 1918, 1 poster
'Waste not, want not. Economy will win the war, delicious stews', Ministry of Food, n.d., 1 poster
'A Message, Director of Food Economy', Ministry of Food, n.d., 1 poster
'Avoid all waste', Ministry of Food, F.E. 48, n.d., 2 poster
'Eat less bread; save the wheat and help the fleet', ref F.E 21, n.d., 1 poster
'Allotments', County Borough of Salford, 31 Jan 1917, 1 poster
'A public meeting, Defence of the Realm Act', County Borough of Salford, 2 March, 1917, 1 poster
'Staff at military hospital, Langworthy Road School, Pendleton ', 1916, 1 photograph
1 envelope; The Rations F.E 12, League of National Safety letter 1917, Speed the day of victory! Dec 1917, Enrolment Card League of National Safety, Acceptance of Enrolment League of National Safety
'Food and how to save it, Edmund Spriggs' The Ministry of Food, Jul 1918, 1 Leaflet
Suggestions to allotment holders', Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, Feb 1918, 1 leaflet
'Economy in using potatoes', Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, n.d., 1 leaflet
'Pickled Herrings, method of preparation', Ministry of Food, Apr 1918
'National Rations', Ministry of Food, n.d., 1 poster
'Vegetables: how to cook them, improve your health and save your pocket', The League of National Safety, Ministry of Food, ref F.E. 28, Jan 1918, 1 leaflet
'No Meat! The less we have the better we need to use it', Ministry of Food, Oct 1918, F.E. 79, 1 leaflet
'Waste not, want not. Economy will win the war; how to use potatoes!' Ministry of Food, Oct 1918, 1 leaflet
'Women's Land Army, healthy outdoor life' Town Hall Salford, Apr, 1917, 1 poster
'War bonds! Buy them all; the convoy' Manchester and Salford Joint Committee, 1918, 1 poster
'Waste not, want not. Economy will win the war, all about soups; revised edition', Ministry of Food, 1918, F.E. 87, 1 poster
' Thirty- four ways of using potatoes', Ministry of Food, Oct 1918, 1 poster
'War bonds! Buy them all; the chase', Manchester and Salford Joint Committee, 1918, 1 poster
'Help to provide! East Lancashire, disabled sailors and soldiers' homes', n.d., 1 poster
'Captain Albert Ball, V.C, © George Jellico, n.d., 1 photograph
'Don't take a holiday from buying war bonds and certificates', War Savings Office, Town Hall, Salford, n.d., 1 poster
'The kitchen is the key to victory! Eat less bread', F.C.22, n.d., 1 poster
'Buy victory bonds! Town Hall Bank, Salford War Committee', n.d., 1 poster
'Coal; extract from the household fuel and lighting order', Town Hall Salford, Jul 1919, 1 poster
'Waste not, want not! Save the nations bread', Ministry of Food, n.d., 1 poster
'Defence of the Realm regulations, trespass notice', Town Hall Salford, Feb 1917, 1 poster
'Stock your larder from your garden! War-time Jams, Pickles and Preserves to carry you through the winter', n.d., 1 poster
'Eat less bread', F.C. 32, n.d., 1 poster
'Competition & prize scheme notice', Cultivation of Lands Committee, Town Hall Salford, Jul 1917, 1 poster
'Remember! That by adopting National Rations you will help to win the war', Ministry of Food, n.d., 1 poster
'Do your bit; save food!', F.C. 56, n.d., 1 poster
'Yes-complete victory! If you eat less bread', Ministry of Food, n.d., 1 poster
'France's day, buy a flag and a sword', n.d., 1 poster
'A proclamation, King George VI', F.C. 28, May 1917, 1 poster
' A message; join the League of National Safety', League of National Safety, Jan 1918, 2 posters
Q330/2:
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, full particulars of terms and conditions of service, n.d., 1 leaflet
'Business Men's Week', Salford Town Hall, Mar 1918, 1 poster
'Go to the Post Office today! War saving certificates', National War Savings Committee, n.d., 1 poster
'Go to the Post Office today! 124 cartridges for 15/6', National War Savings Committee, n.d., 1 poster
'The Big Push! Munitions', n.d., 1 poster
'The war of munitions; how Great Britain has mobilised her industries', n.d., 1 poster
'Postponement of holidays, letter from Sir Douglas Haig to munitions workers and general public', Jul 1916, 1 poster
'Buy war loans! And you will help your country and our brave troops in the fighting line', War Savings Committee, n.d., 1 poster
'Coal! The coal you are going without is forging the key to victory', Coal Mines Department, Board of Trade, Oct 1918, 1 poster
'Pay your 5'- and help crush the Germans', War Savings Committee, n.d., 1 poster
'Join The War Savings Association', War Savings Committee, n.d., 1 poster
'The British sovereign will win! Invest in the war loan today, War Savings Committee, n.d., 1 poster
'War Loan! Invest five shillings and help your country to win', War Savings Committee, n.d., 1 poster
'Invest your 5'- today!', War Savings Committee, n.d., 1 poster
'If you buy the new war loan; your country gets funds to carry on and win the war!', War Savings Committee, n.d., 1 poster
'Fight with national war bonds', Oct 1918, 1 poster
'Burn your cinders and save coal!', Coal Mines Department, Board of Trade, n.d., 1 poster
'The greatest economy is necessary with coal', Coal Mines Department, Board of Trade, Oct 1918, 1 poster
'Go to bed early-and save coal!', Coal Mines Department, Board of Trade, n.d., 1 poster
'Save your bit!', Coal Mines Department, Board of Trade, n.d., 1 poster
'Fewer hot baths-and save coal!', Coal Mines Department, Board of Trade, n.d., 1 poster
Invitation to the official opening of the Women's War Service Exhibition from North Western Division of the Ministry of Labour, May 1918, 1 card
'6 Reasons why you should save', National War Savings Committee, n.d., 1 poster
'If you cannot fight-lend your money', National Organising Committee, n.d., 1 poster
Women's Royal Naval Service, terms and conditions of service, n.d., 1 leaflet
'Buy national war bonds, regularly week by week', The National War Savings Committee, Oct 1918, 1 poster
'Sir Douglas Haig, thanks to munitions workers', Ministry of Munitions of War, May 1917, 1 poster
'Every fit woman can release a fit man', Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, n.d., 1 poster
'Join War Savings Association; go on buying war saving certificates', n.d., 1 poster
'Life's horizon, prepare for the children's future', Jan 1919, 1 leaflet
'5% exchequer bonds sold here', n.d., 1 poster
'5% national war bonds for £5, £20 and £50', Oct 1918, 1 leaflet
'Simple and easy saving by war saving certificates', n.d., 1 leaflet
'What is the price of one your arms? Lend your money to your country', National Organizing Committee for War Savings, n.d., 1 poster
'Are you saving for the children? Buy war savings certificates!' National War Savings Committee, n.d., 2 posters
'War saving certificates, free of income tax', National War Savings Committee, n.d. 1 poster
'If you cannot fight, lend your money', War Savings Certificate book, n.d., 1 poster
'You buy war bonds, we do the rest!' n.d., 1 poster
'War weapons campaign, war photographs exhibition', City Art Gallery, Ministry of Information, Jun-Jul 1918, 1 poster
'Engineers' Strike', Ministry of Munitions, n.d., 1 poster
'The Nation's Drink Bill, health and efficiency while the war lasts is the truest patriotism', National War Savings Committee, n.d., 1 poster
'Which is it to be, bonds or bondage?', War Savings Office, Town Hall, Salford, n.d., 1 poster
'Munitions of War Act, piece rates in controlled establishments' Ministry of Munitions of War, n.d., 1 poster
'Joan of Arc saved France, women of Britain save your country buy war savings certificates', Oct 1918, 2 poster
'The food shortage; extract from speech by the Right Hon. Dr. Addison, M.P, Ministry of Munitions', n.d., 1 poster
'10,000 women wanted for farm work, don't delay enrol today', National Service, n.d., 1 poster
'Munitions of War Acts; rewards for improved methods', The Ministry of Munitions, n.d., 1 poster
'Labour for Ironstone quarries is urgently needed', Ministry of Munitions of War, n.d., 1 poster
'The British Navy at war', n.d., 1 poster
'Baby Week; don't miss the baby reviews', n.d., 1 poster
'Save the babies, National Baby Week, National Council of Baby Week, n.d., 1 poster
'Notice to small consumers, household fuel and lighting order', Town Hall, Salford, 1918, 1 poster
'National Service, volunteers can enrol at the Ministry of Labour; employment exchange, n.d., 1 poster
'Postponement of holidays, Prime Minster's statement', n.d., 1 poster
'Rules for the use of trinitrotoluene', Ministry of Munitions, n.d., 1 poster
'Workers' reply to Gen. Sir Douglas Haig, based on Trade Union conference at Caxton Hall', Jul 1916, 1 poster
'Postpone your holdiays; an appeal to the nation by Sir Douglas Haig', n.d., 1 poster
'Who follows? The nation is fighting for its life all men should enrol for national service', n.d., 1 poster
'National service; Germany means to starve us out! Enrol today and release a fit man for the front', n.d., 1 poster
'The British Commonwealth in arms', Jul 1918, 1 poster
'German words and German deeds', Jul 1918, 1 poster
'National service, enrol today and release a fit man for the front', 1917, 1 poster (2 halfs)
'National service, enrol today and back up the men in the trenches', 1917, 1 poster
'National service, enrol today and release a fit man for the front', 1917, 1 poster
'National service, if you cannot fight for your country, work for it, enrol today', 1917, 1 poster
'Defend your island from the grimmest menace that ever threatened it, enrol today', n.d., 2 posters
'Women's Land Army, conditions and terms' n.d., 1 leaflet
'Be in the winning team, join the Women's Land Army', 1 poster
'Wanted able-bodied men!, Corn Harvest', National Service Department, 1917, 2 poster
'Supreme test of British womanhood comes now!', May 1918, 2 leaflets
'Save the harvest! An urgent call to brave women', n.d., 1 leaflet
'A landswoman's appeal top all women in the land', n.d., 1 leaflet
'Victory at the front depends upon work done at home' enrol today for national service', n.d., 1 poster
'National service, industrial army forms for offer of services, enrol today', n.d., 1 poster
'National service, defeat the enemy's attempt to starve you! Enrol in the industrial army today', 1917, 1 poster
'If you cannot fight for your country
work for it
enrol today', 1917, 1 poster
'National service, Back up the boys in the trenches, enrol today', 1917, 1 poster
'Take the road to victory! Join the WAAF', H.M. Stationery Office, n.d., 1 poster
'To national service department', n.d., 1 poster (sign)
'Bomb them with war bonds', War Weapons Week, Jun 1918, 2 posters
' It's safe in national war bonds', War Weapons Week, War Savings Committee, Jun 1918, 1 poster
'War bonds, they feed the guns! War Weapons Week, Jun 1918, 1 poster
'Write a cheque today for national war bonds', National War Savings Committee, Oct 1918
'Hands wanted for national service! Enrol today', 1917, 1 poster
'Buy national war bonds today', n.d., 1 poster
'The world's verdict on Germany', Jul 1918, 1 poster
'What Germany wants; her claims set forth by leaders on German thought', n.d., 1 map
'Bank at the tank! Your boy follows the tank with his rifle', n.d., 1 poster
'Official agents for sale of war savings certificates', Jan 1918, 1 poster
'Up civilians! Send your money into the fight, buy national war bonds or war savings certificates', n.d., 1 poster
'Will you buy war bonds today?' n.d., 1 poster
'Bank at the tank! What will you lend?' n.d, 1 poster
'A plain duty', National War Savings Committee, n.d., 1 poster
'Buy national war bonds today!' National War Savings Committee, Oct 1918, 1 poster
'German words and German deeds! National service enrol today and defeat the enemy', n.d., 1 poster
'Every pound invested in national war bonds means more ships, more food and earlier victory, Jul 1918, 1 poster
'War service badges and certificates, notice of withdrawal', May 1917, 1 poster
'An appeal! National advisory committee on war output', Jul 1915 1 poster
'No holidays! '' Are those British workers never going to take a holiday', Ministry of Munitions, n.d, 1 poster
'War service badges and certificates, notice of withdrawal', Dec 1916, 1 poster
'List of trades in which men are required for the productions of munitions of war', Ministry of Munitions, n.d., 1 poster
'A reminder from France!' n.d., 1 poster
'German trenches on the western front before and after bombardment' n.d., 1 poster (2 pieces)
' Women munitions workers; enrol at once!', Ministry of Munitions, n.d., 1 poster
'The men behind, the man behind the gun', n.d., 1 poster
'Every rivet brings us nearer to victory', n.d., 1 poster
'War work! building labour squad; volunteers are wanted immediately', Ministry of Munitions, n.d., 1 poster
'Postponement of holidays, attention of all workmen', Ministry of Munitions of War, Jul 1918, 1 poster
'Builders', Labourers and navvies wanted for urgent war work', Ministry of Munitions, n.d., 2 poster
'Urgently wanted! Good pay, war work', Ministry of Munitions, n.d., 1 poster
'Strike on munitions work notice, Ministry of Munitions, n.d., 1 poster
'Munitions (war services badges) Rules, Ministry of Munitions, 1915, 1 poster
'A meeting to promote the formation of war savings association', n.d. 1 poster
'National war savings; a meeting will be held at...', n.d., 1 poster
'War Savings Association, Post Office, n.d., 1/4 of poster missing, 1 poster
'Letter addressed by the Ministry of Munitions to the Secretaries of various Trade Unions', Oct 1916, 1 poster
'Old age must come, so prepare for it by investing in war savings certificates, E.1878, National War Savings Committee, n.d., 1 poster
'Munitions of War Amendment Bill', Ministry of Munitions, n.d., 2 posters
'War service badges' Ministry of Munitions, May 1916, 1 poster
' Munitions workers, stay at your work!', Ministry of Munitions, n.d., 1 poster
'Cancellation of badges, certificates and trade cards, explanation of new procedure', Ministry of Munitions, n.d., 1 poster
'Rules for controlled establishments' Ministry of Munitions, 1915, 4 posters
Title:
Wartime posters
Date of work:
c.1914-1945
Reference number:
GB124.Q330
Level of description:
Fonds
Custodial history:
Some items exhibited at Salford museums and libraries, 1918
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
General notes:
See posters War Photographs Exhibition at BA/80/5 (small map folder) and National Service Salford at BA/80/5 (large map folder).
Record types:
COLLECTION
Language:
English
Record number:
7188237
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