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Poster Collection (#2)

From vintage classics to political statements, posters have always been a powerful medium of expression

Background imagePoster Collection: One sheet UK poster artwork for Carry On Cleo (1965)

One sheet UK poster artwork for Carry On Cleo (1965)
The famous Elizabeth Taylors inspired Carry On Cleo poster to promote Gerald Thomas comedy with Amanda Barrie as the Egyptian Queen

Background imagePoster Collection: Bitter Campari, 1921

Bitter Campari, 1921. Private Collection

Background imagePoster Collection: Poster for Cheltenham Races, 1936

Poster for Cheltenham Races, 1936
Advertising Poster for Cheltenham Races, 1936. This poster shows the way that the Publicity Department used events such as race meetings to encourage the public to travel by train

Background imagePoster Collection: Passport to Pimlico (1949)

Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Original quad poster for the UK theatrical release of Passport to Pimlico (1949)

Background imagePoster Collection: Jack Dempsey Boxing Poster

Jack Dempsey Boxing Poster
Illustrated poster of American boxer Jack Dempsey (1895 - 1983), promting his match against George Carpenter for the World Heavyweight championship title, July 2, 1921

Background imagePoster Collection: The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea
UK distribution quad poster artwork for The Cruel Sea

Background imagePoster Collection: Labour clears the way. Labour Party poster of 1910 challenging the House of Lords rejection of

Labour clears the way. Labour Party poster of 1910 challenging the House of Lords rejection of the Peoples Budget
ENGLAND: LABOUR POSTER. Labour clears the way. Labour Party poster of 1910 challenging the House of Lords rejection of the Peoples Budget

Background imagePoster Collection: Poster for the Opera Tosca by G. Puccini, 1899. Creator: Hohenstein, Adolfo (1854-1928)

Poster for the Opera Tosca by G. Puccini, 1899. Creator: Hohenstein, Adolfo (1854-1928)
Poster for the Opera Tosca by G. Puccini, 1899. Private Collection

Background imagePoster Collection: Loch Lomond, LNER and LMS poster, c 1940s

Loch Lomond, LNER and LMS poster, c 1940s
London Midland & Scottish and London & North Eastern Railway poster promoting Scotland for holidays. Artwork by Patrick MacIntosh

Background imagePoster Collection: Poster produced for British Railways (BR), showing a railway worker manually operating

Poster produced for British Railways (BR), showing a railway worker manually operating the signals in the Greenwood signal box, New Barnet, London

Background imagePoster Collection: Theatrical re-issue poster for Whisky Galore! (1949)

Theatrical re-issue poster for Whisky Galore! (1949)
Sam Ashbys design for the re-issue of Alex Mackendricks classic Ealing comedy Whisky Galore! featuring Basil Radford

Background imagePoster Collection: Soviet propaganda poster by boris parmeev (parmeyev) called under the sun of the motherland we

Soviet propaganda poster by boris parmeev (parmeyev) called under the sun of the motherland we strengthen, ussr, 1970s

Background imagePoster Collection: METROPOLIS POSTER, 1926. German poster for Fritz Langs 1926 film, Metropolis

METROPOLIS POSTER, 1926. German poster for Fritz Langs 1926 film, Metropolis
METROPOLIS POSTER, 1926. German poster for Fritz Langs 1926 film, " Metropolis."

Background imagePoster Collection: No! Crayfish require these drinks!, Swedish anti-Prohibition poster, 1922

No! Crayfish require these drinks!, Swedish anti-Prohibition poster, 1922
No! Crayfish require these drinks!. Swedish anti-Prohibition poster, 1922. Private Collection

Background imagePoster Collection: Punch and Judy Man (1963)

Punch and Judy Man (1963)
The UK quad poster for the release of the comedy starring Tony Hancock and Silvia Syms

Background imagePoster Collection: COLDSTREAM GUARDS, 1914. Recruiting poster for His Majestys Coldstream Guards

COLDSTREAM GUARDS, 1914. Recruiting poster for His Majestys Coldstream Guards. Lithograph by Ernest Ibbetson, 1914

Background imagePoster Collection: Weston-super-Mare, BR poster, 1948-1965

Weston-super-Mare, BR poster, 1948-1965
The Smile in Smiling Somerset. Poster produced by British Railways (BR) to promote train services to Weston-super-Mare in Somerset. Artwork by an unknown artist

Background imagePoster Collection: Cuban paintings, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Cuban paintings, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Background imagePoster Collection: Carry On cowboy

Carry On cowboy
Publicity poster for The Rumpo Kid character

Background imagePoster Collection: The Man In The White Suit

The Man In The White Suit
UK original theatrical artwork designed by S. John Woods and A.R. Thompson

Background imagePoster Collection: Scott of the Antarctic (1948)

Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
John Mills as Captain Scott in the original poster artwork for the UK release of Charles Frends epic film

Background imagePoster Collection: Giacomo Puccini (1858 -1924) Italian composer of operas. Poster for Madama Butterfly

Giacomo Puccini (1858 -1924) Italian composer of operas. Poster for Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly) an opera in three acts, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa

Background imagePoster Collection: The Lavender Hill Mob UK quad artwork for the release of the film in 1951

The Lavender Hill Mob UK quad artwork for the release of the film in 1951
Designed by S. John Woods with illustrations by Ronald Searle to promote the release of the comedy featuring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway

Background imagePoster Collection: WOMENs RIGHTS. English poster, c1907, for Votes for Women newspaper

WOMENs RIGHTS. English poster, c1907, for Votes for Women newspaper

Background imagePoster Collection: Trotsky slaying the counter-revolutionary dragon (poster), 1918

Trotsky slaying the counter-revolutionary dragon (poster), 1918. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Revolution, Moscow

Background imagePoster Collection: One sheet poster for the UK release of Macbeth (2015)

One sheet poster for the UK release of Macbeth (2015)
Red version of the UK One Sheet poster artwork for the release of Justin Kurzels Macbeth (2015) with Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard

Background imagePoster Collection: CIRCUS POSTER, 1920s. American poster, 1920s, for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus

CIRCUS POSTER, 1920s. American poster, 1920s, for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus

Background imagePoster Collection: Matador poster taken in 2001, Seville, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Matador poster taken in 2001, Seville, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Background imagePoster Collection: Propaganda poster of Turkmenbashi the former leader of Turkmenistan, Central Asia, Asia

Propaganda poster of Turkmenbashi the former leader of Turkmenistan, Central Asia, Asia

Background imagePoster Collection: Accrington Stanley. No more football inside the ground so three youngsters play outside

Accrington Stanley. No more football inside the ground so three youngsters play outside. 6th March 1962

Background imagePoster Collection: SISSIERETTA JONES (1868-1933). American opera singer. Also known as the Black Patti

SISSIERETTA JONES (1868-1933). American opera singer. Also known as the Black Patti. Lithograph, 1899

Background imagePoster Collection: Aberdeen, Gateway to Royal Deeside, LNER / LMS poster, 1923-1947

Aberdeen, Gateway to Royal Deeside, LNER / LMS poster, 1923-1947
Poster produced for the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) and London & North Eastern Railway (LNER), promoting rail travel to the Scottish east coast city and resort of Aberdeen

Background imagePoster Collection: Carry On Cowboy

Carry On Cowboy
UK Theatrical poster

Background imagePoster Collection: SWISS TRAVEL POSTER, 1898. Poster for the Visp-Zermatt Railroad, Switzerland, 1898

SWISS TRAVEL POSTER, 1898. Poster for the Visp-Zermatt Railroad, Switzerland, 1898

Background imagePoster Collection: VOTES FOR WOMEN, 1911. American womens suffrage poster, 1911

VOTES FOR WOMEN, 1911. American womens suffrage poster, 1911

Background imagePoster Collection: Old beer poster, Plzen, West Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Old beer poster, Plzen, West Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Background imagePoster Collection: Cuban paintings, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Cuban paintings, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Background imagePoster Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), poster No pasaran (They shall not pass), published by the CNT

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), poster No pasaran (They shall not pass), published by the CNT

Background imagePoster Collection: LONDON: UNDERGROUND, 1944. Please stand on the right of the escalator

LONDON: UNDERGROUND, 1944. Please stand on the right of the escalator. Poster by Fougasse promoting proper etiquette on the London Underground, 1944

Background imagePoster Collection: World-Cup-1930-Poster

World-Cup-1930-Poster
Official poster of the first Football World Championship that took place in Uruguay in 1930. AFP PHOTO /

Background imagePoster Collection: Womens Social and Political Union Votes for Women Help the Suffragettes to rush

Womens Social and Political Union Votes for Women Help the Suffragettes to rush the House of Commons on Tuesday evening, 13 October 1908 at 7.30

Background imagePoster Collection: Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966)

Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966)
Original quad artwork for Gordon Flemyngs classic sci-fi title Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD featuring Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins and Roberta Tovey

Background imagePoster Collection: CIVIL WAR: RECRUITING. Civil War recruiting poster, 1861, appealing to Irish immigrants in

CIVIL WAR: RECRUITING. Civil War recruiting poster, 1861, appealing to Irish immigrants in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to enlist in a company to be attached to the Irish Brigade of the 69th Regiment

Background imagePoster Collection: London, The Shard and Tower Bridge

London, The Shard and Tower Bridge
UK, England, London, River Thames, The Shard and Tower Bridge

Background imagePoster Collection: SHOW BOAT POSTER, 1927. Poster for the original Broadway production of Jerome Kern

SHOW BOAT POSTER, 1927. Poster for the original Broadway production of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammersteins musical Show Boat, 1927

Background imagePoster Collection: FRENCH VETERINARY CLINIC. Lithograph advertising poster, 1894

FRENCH VETERINARY CLINIC. Lithograph advertising poster, 1894, for Paris veterinary clinic by Theophile Alexandre Steinlen

Background imagePoster Collection: UK, London, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, London Eye beyond

UK, London, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, London Eye beyond

Background imagePoster Collection: UK, London, The City, Waterloo Bridge over River Thames

UK, London, The City, Waterloo Bridge over River Thames
UK, London, The City and St. Pauls Cathedral, Waterloo Bridge over River Thames




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From vintage classics to political statements, posters have always been a powerful medium of expression. The Titfield Thunderbolt UK quad artwork takes us back to the golden age of British cinema, while The Dam Busters One Sheet Poster captures the heroic spirit of World War II. Transporting us to picturesque Cornwall, the GWR poster from 1938 invites us on a journey through breathtaking landscapes. Meanwhile, the UK quad poster for The Ladykillers (1955) teases a dark and comedic tale that keeps audiences on their toes. In times of political turmoil, posters like the ANTI-NIXON POSTER (1960) boldly question trustworthiness and integrity in leadership. Would YOU buy a used car from this man? American poster expresses skepticism towards Richard Nixon's presidential campaign. On a different note, The Wicker Man (1973) UK One Sheet poster intrigues with its eerie imagery and mysterious storyline. Travel enthusiasts will be enticed by Downland Rambles BR poster from the 1950s, offering an invitation to explore scenic countryside paths. Aberdeen - The Silver City by the Sea LMS/LNER poster showcases architectural wonders against coastal beauty between 1923-1947. Posters have also played a role in advocating social change throughout history. Capitalist Pyramid (1911), an American Socialist poster challenges economic inequality and calls for justice. Gilbert & Sullivan's H. M. S Pinafore first production in 1878 is commemorated by an enchanting vintage design capturing the essence of musical theater. Lastly, we can't forget about entertainment. Swallows and Amazons sparks our imagination with tales of adventure and camaraderie while Carry On Screaming (1966) promises laughter-filled moments with its iconic British comedy style. No matter their purpose or era, posters continue to captivate our attention as they tell stories through captivating visuals.