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Appeal Collection (#8)

"Appeal: A Call to Action Across Time and Causes" Recruitment posters for the Women's Army Corps (WaC) and Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) during World War II

Background imageAppeal Collection: Appeal Of The Condemned, 1794. Engraved By P. Jonnard After De La Charlerie

Appeal Of The Condemned, 1794. Engraved By P. Jonnard After De La Charlerie. From Histoire De La Revolution Francaise By Louis Blanc

Background imageAppeal Collection: Worship To The Father

Worship To The Father

Background imageAppeal Collection: Closeup Of Womans Lips

Closeup Of Womans Lips

Background imageAppeal Collection: Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898). Rebels appeal for a p

Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898). Rebels appeal for a p
Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898). Three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain. The final three months of the complict escalated to become the Spanish-American War

Background imageAppeal Collection: WWI Poster, National Fund for Welsh Troops

WWI Poster, National Fund for Welsh Troops
Design by Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956), National Fund for Welsh Troops Appeal, lithograph published by the Fine Art Society. Date: circa 1915

Background imageAppeal Collection: WWI Poster, Appeal to cotton operatives

WWI Poster, Appeal to cotton operatives
Appeal to Cotton Operatives. WWI Recruitment poster aimed at the men of the cotton industry to join up or make munitions, and for women to take their place in the mills. Date: circa 1916

Background imageAppeal Collection: WWI Poster, letter from King George V

WWI Poster, letter from King George V
To My People, letter from King George V, asking for more men to join the British army. Date: 1915

Background imageAppeal Collection: Sax Appeal by G. H. Heath

Sax Appeal by G. H. Heath
A young woman in a caf頯 r restaurant, sits entranced by a saxophone player who appears to be playing a tune just for her. Date: 1929

Background imageAppeal Collection: METABUS AND CAMILLA. After being deposed as king by the Volsci

METABUS AND CAMILLA. After being deposed as king by the Volsci, Metabus appeals to the goddess Diana as he flees with his infant daughter, Camilla

Background imageAppeal Collection: Sex Appeal Paris at the Casino de Paris

Sex Appeal Paris at the Casino de Paris
Programme cover for Sex Appeal Paris at the Casino de Paris, Paris, 1932. Artwork by Paul Colin Date: 1932

Background imageAppeal Collection: French Wwi Propaganda

French Wwi Propaganda
Child-appeal is exploited in this French World War One poster encouraging donations

Background imageAppeal Collection: The mutineers turning Lieut Bligh... and crew adrift from his Majestys ship the Bounty, 1790

The mutineers turning Lieut Bligh... and crew adrift from his Majestys ship the Bounty, 1790. Artist: Robert Dodd
The mutineers turning Lieut Bligh and part of the officers and crew adrift from his Majestys ship the Bounty, 1790

Background imageAppeal Collection: Volumnie and Veturie in front of Coriolan, c1638-1639. Artist: Eustache Le Sueur

Volumnie and Veturie in front of Coriolan, c1638-1639. Artist: Eustache Le Sueur
Volumnie and Veturie in front of Coriolan, c1638-1639. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Background imageAppeal Collection: St Anthony the Great, Egyptian aesthetic

St Anthony the Great, Egyptian aesthetic. Also known as Antony of Thebes, St Anthony was the father of Christian monasticism and is the patron saint of herdsmen

Background imageAppeal Collection: Policy Verso, 1906. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne

Policy Verso, 1906. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
Policy Verso, 1906. A gladiator representing Free Trade triumphant in the arena, appeals to the crowd for their verdict. With the return of Liberal government in Britain in December 1905

Background imageAppeal Collection: Solomons prayer at the consecration of the Temple, c1870

Solomons prayer at the consecration of the Temple, c1870. But I have built an house of habitation for thee and a place for thy dwelling for ever. From the Bible (II Chronicles 6)

Background imageAppeal Collection: An Appeal from Science, 1887. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne

An Appeal from Science, 1887. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
An Appeal from Science, 1887. Science holds out a hand to John Bull. Science, in the mid-Victorian period, was gaining a high profile with each new technological and medical development

Background imageAppeal Collection: Ulsters Appeal - Unionist postcard

Ulsters Appeal - Unionist postcard
Ulsters Appeal - Intreat me not to leave thee.... (Ruth 1:16) - The personification of Ulster pleads with England not to abandon her, whilst Scotland (holding the Act of Union) stands passively by

Background imageAppeal Collection: The Osaka Appellate Court, Japan

The Osaka Appellate Court, Japan
The Osaka Appellate Court (Court of Appeals) Building, Japan. Date: circa 1920

Background imageAppeal Collection: The New Royal Courts of Justice

The New Royal Courts of Justice
Illustration showing the newly opened Royal Courts of Justice, taken on Lord Mayors Day. Date: 1882

Background imageAppeal Collection: Beechams Pills Cycle Ad

Beechams Pills Cycle Ad
Theres nothing to beat a play upon words for a catchy slogan - this striking advert is designed to appeal to the cycling public when this sport is enjoying a popular vogue. Date: 1900

Background imageAppeal Collection: Gun Amnesty 1961

Gun Amnesty 1961
Firearms, ranging from wild west colts to muskets, being checked by police after they had been handed in following a government appeal asking for unlawfully held guns

Background imageAppeal Collection: Estelle Lingerie Glamour Wear - Backless Bra

Estelle Lingerie Glamour Wear - Backless Bra, Easy Tights. 1971

Background imageAppeal Collection: WW2 poster, Books are needed now

WW2 poster, Books are needed now
WW2 poster, An appeal from the Prime Minister, books and magazines for the Forces are needed now. Date: 1944

Background imageAppeal Collection: WW1 recruitment poster, The Crisis

WW1 recruitment poster, The Crisis, an Appeal to Free Men. Date: circa 1916

Background imageAppeal Collection: Tatler letter to its readers, outbreak of First World War

Tatler letter to its readers, outbreak of First World War
Page from the Tatler magazine, 12 August 1914 - its first issue dedicated to reporting on the war - appealing to its prosperous readers to do all it can to help the various societies which have

Background imageAppeal Collection: The Gift of Sight & Braille as only recreation of the blind

The Gift of Sight & Braille as only recreation of the blind
A picture drawn specially for The Sketch by Frank Reynolds, highlighting an appeal in 1914 to raise 30, 000 to complete the buildings at the Royal Institute for the Blind in Great Portland Street

Background imageAppeal Collection: WWI Poster, letter from King George V (Welsh version)

WWI Poster, letter from King George V (Welsh version)
To My People, letter from King George V, asking for more men to join the British army (Welsh version). Date: 1915

Background imageAppeal Collection: Tatler cover Princess Marys Christmas Tin, WW1

Tatler cover Princess Marys Christmas Tin, WW1
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a portrait of Princess Mary (later Countess of Harewood), daughter of King George V and Queen Mary

Background imageAppeal Collection: YMCA Christmas fundraising appeal, WW1

YMCA Christmas fundraising appeal, WW1
Advertisement in the Sphere appealing for donations in order to provide more Y.M.C.A. huts during the First World War. The YMCA huts provided rest, food, accommodation

Background imageAppeal Collection: Union Jack Club fundraising advertisement, WW1

Union Jack Club fundraising advertisement, WW1
Advertisement in The Sphere, asking for donations towards an extension to the Union Jack Club of Waterloo Road, London during the First World War

Background imageAppeal Collection: Sweaters for Troops postcards, WW1 knitting

Sweaters for Troops postcards, WW1 knitting
A printed postcard with words of thanks from Mr John Penoyre who organised large-scale donations of knitted sweaters for solders and sailors during the First World War

Background imageAppeal Collection: Suffragette Lonely Eastbourne Maiden

Suffragette Lonely Eastbourne Maiden. The Pathetic Appeal of the Lonely Eastbourne Maiden, Includes the lines, Beware young men

Background imageAppeal Collection: Suffragette Geese want a Vote

Suffragette Geese want a Vote. A trio of cackling (ceramic) geese appeal to a seated dog to give them the vote. Date: circa 1913

Background imageAppeal Collection: WW1 Recruitment Poster -- A Resolution

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- A Resolution
Recruitment poster, printed by A Thom and Company, Dublin. A Resolution passed in the Trenches. By an Irish Regiment (2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment)

Background imageAppeal Collection: Cricket Leg Before Wicket

Cricket Leg Before Wicket
A batsman gets hit with the leg before wicket rule, as then the wicket keeper calls an appeal. Date: 1888

Background imageAppeal Collection: British Legion Album - for Field Marshal Earl Haigs Appeal

British Legion Album - for Field Marshal Earl Haigs Appeal
The British Legion Album in aid of Field Marshal Earl Haigs Appeal for ex-Servicemen of all ranks. Compiled by E. Lonsdale Deighton. Book

Background imageAppeal Collection: WWI Fund Raising badge - Childrens Red Cross Appeal

WWI Fund Raising badge - Childrens Red Cross Appeal
First World War Fund Raising badge - Childrens Red Cross Appeal 1918. Commemorative Ware

Background imageAppeal Collection: Suffragette disturbance at Royal Horse Show, 1914

Suffragette disturbance at Royal Horse Show, 1914
Scenes at the Royal Horse Show in June 1914, when two suffragettes made an attempt to appeal to the King. Larger picture shows Princess Mary, Lady Desborough, King George V, Queen Mary

Background imageAppeal Collection: Buying games for the Tatler scheme, WW1

Buying games for the Tatler scheme, WW1
Cartoon showing a lady leaving her car after spending a day buying various games to contriubte to the Tatler magazines Games Bureau

Background imageAppeal Collection: Mrs Wynne decorated with French Croix de Guerre

Mrs Wynne decorated with French Croix de Guerre
Decorated with the French Croix de Guerre and the Belgian Order of Leopold for work at the front, and pictured on the cover of The Sketch magazine when she was going to Russia with the Anglo-Russian

Background imageAppeal Collection: British Red Cross Society appeal by Queen Alexandra, WW1

British Red Cross Society appeal by Queen Alexandra, WW1
An appeal on behalf of the British Red Cross Society by Queen Alexandra who was patron along with King George V and Queen Mary

Background imageAppeal Collection: Mouth organs for British troops, 1915

Mouth organs for British troops, 1915
The British Army on the march with the help of mouth organs, donating in their thousands after an appeal, providing much needed entertainment

Background imageAppeal Collection: The Attempted Removal of jumbo from the Zoological Gardens: 1

The Attempted Removal of jumbo from the Zoological Gardens: 1
THE ATTEMPTED REMOVAL OF " JUMBO" FROM THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS: 1. " Jumbo" En Route from his House to his Box; 2. " Jumbo" as a Youngster; 3. " The Box" ; 4

Background imageAppeal Collection: Source Size = 3769 x 4697

Source Size = 3769 x 4697
An Appeal to the Kaid

Background imageAppeal Collection: The Burgher of Delft and his Daughter, 1655 (oil on canvas)

The Burgher of Delft and his Daughter, 1655 (oil on canvas)
XOS702799 The Burgher of Delft and his Daughter, 1655 (oil on canvas) by Steen, Jan Havicksz. (1625/26-79); 82.5x68.7 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageAppeal Collection: Placard posted in Boston during Philips War, from The Century Magazine

Placard posted in Boston during Philips War, from The Century Magazine
KW306232 Placard posted in Boston during Philips War, from The Century Magazine, May-October 1883 (litho) by American School

Background imageAppeal Collection: THE FIRST COURT OF APPEAL, engraving 1890, UK, U

THE FIRST COURT OF APPEAL, engraving 1890, UK, U.K. Britain, British, Europe, United Kingdom, Great Britain, European




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"Appeal: A Call to Action Across Time and Causes" Recruitment posters for the Women's Army Corps (WaC) and Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) during World War II, symbolizing the appeal for women to join the war effort. A powerful WW2 poster showcasing the vital role of the Merchant Navy, reminding us that their contribution was indispensable in times of conflict. The Soviet cholera vaccination poster from 1967, serving as an appeal to protect public health through immunization efforts. Kropotkin's revolutionary writings continue to resonate today, appealing for a society based on mutual aid and cooperation rather than hierarchical structures. Grapes Pub in Limehouse holds a unique charm that appeals to locals and visitors alike with its warm ambiance and delightful offerings. During WWII, the Merchant Navy Comforts Service made an earnest appeal for support, recognizing their sacrifices at sea while ensuring they were cared for back home. The great organ at Alexandra Palace stands as a testament to history but requires financial support through an ongoing appeal for restoration efforts. An advertisement by Waifs and Strays Society highlights their noble mission of providing care and support for vulnerable children in need – an urgent appeal worth heeding. As England faces Australia in cricket's Ashes series at Old Trafford, Manchester, fans eagerly respond to this captivating sporting event – an irresistible appeal drawing them together. The scabs' desperate plea appeals to justice after being confronted with unfair labor practices – a reminder that solidarity is essential when fighting against exploitation. Michael Relton shares his legal expertise on Jimmy Young Radio Programme following his interview—an intriguing discussion that captivates listeners' attention with its compelling appeal. During World War I, YMCA issued a heartfelt "Men Wanted" appeal—a call urging men from all walks of life to contribute their skills towards supporting troops on the frontlines.