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Propaganda Collection (#95)

Propaganda: Unveiling the Power of Persuasion In a world where information is constantly bombarding us from all directions

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Join the Air Service and Serve in France, Do it Now, United States Airforce recruitment

Join the Air Service and Serve in France, Do it Now, United States Airforce recruitment poster 1917 ?TopFoto

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Moor Dmitry - Have you volunteered for the Red Army? 1920 colour lithograph

Moor Dmitry - Have you volunteered for the Red Army? 1920 colour lithograph

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Anonymous Poster Designer - As long as the red rifle is in the peasants hands, nobody

Anonymous Poster Designer - As long as the red rifle is in the peasants hands, nobody will dare threaten your freedom. Colour lithograph, 1920

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Ivanov Sergei Citizens! Get an anti-cholera vaccination! Death is powerless against it

Ivanov Sergei Citizens! Get an anti-cholera vaccination! Death is powerless against it. Petrograd, 1920

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Bondi Yuri - Our Revolution will be be going in 100 years! 1920

Bondi Yuri - Our Revolution will be be going in 100 years! 1920

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Kruglikova Yelizaveta Learn the Three Rs my girl! Oh mother, if only you could read

Kruglikova Yelizaveta Learn the Three Rs my girl! Oh mother, if only you could read and write you would help me! Petrograd, 1923

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Anonymous Poster Designer - The wheel of work has crushed the workers and peasants for year

Anonymous Poster Designer - The wheel of work has crushed the workers and peasants for year. For years the workers and peasants have turned the wheels of toil so that the rich

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Long life to Komsomol. Soviet poster of A. Samokhvalov. 1924. Girl and youth

Long life to Komsomol. Soviet poster of A. Samokhvalov. 1924. Girl and youth
" Long life to Komsomol ". Soviet poster of A. Samokhvalov. 1924. Girl and youth of the Communist Union of Youth carry their flag The Young are taking over the older generations torch

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Anonymous Poster Designer - Youth of the Soviet Orient! Gather round the red banner

Anonymous Poster Designer - Youth of the Soviet Orient! Gather round the red banner of the Young Communist League! 1921

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Recruiting poster Its our flag fight for it work for it

Recruiting poster Its our flag fight for it work for it

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Klutsis Gustav The USSR is the shock battalion of the world proletariat! 1931

Klutsis Gustav The USSR is the shock battalion of the world proletariat! 1931

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Klutsis Gustav - Fulfil the Great Plans! Great work. 1930

Klutsis Gustav - Fulfil the Great Plans! Great work. 1930

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Viscount Cranley, Lord Onslows son, makes effigy of the Kaiser in snow at Clandon Park

Viscount Cranley, Lord Onslows son, makes effigy of the Kaiser in snow at Clandon Park. 1 December 1916

Background imagePropaganda Collection: The LCC Elections, A Canvassers Poster Walk Mrs M Cunningham an author, who

The LCC Elections, A Canvassers Poster Walk Mrs M Cunningham an author, who is canvassing in connection with the London County Council elections, photographed while on a poster walk 24 February 1922

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Mrs Dawnay, Mayoress of Wandsworth. Working for the Prince of Wales Fund. 1914 - 1918

Mrs Dawnay, Mayoress of Wandsworth. Working for the Prince of Wales Fund. 1914 - 1918

Background imagePropaganda Collection: The European crisis, 1939. Sir John Anderson and Mr Herbert Morrison and the New

The European crisis, 1939. Sir John Anderson and Mr Herbert Morrison and the New Moblile Recruiting Vans on the Horse Guards Parade. 24 April 1939

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Collecting for the Prince of Wales Fund. 1914 - 1918

Collecting for the Prince of Wales Fund. 1914 - 1918

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Berlin. Reading war bulltins in Unter Den Linden. 1914 - 1918

Berlin. Reading war bulltins in Unter Den Linden. 1914 - 1918

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Mobile recruiting vans. Horse Guards Parade. 24 April 1939

Mobile recruiting vans. Horse Guards Parade. 24 April 1939

Background imagePropaganda Collection: National Service meeting at Albert Hall. Mr Yeo. M. P. Chairman of the meeting. 1914

National Service meeting at Albert Hall. Mr Yeo. M. P. Chairman of the meeting. 1914
National Service meeting at Albert Hall. Mr Yeo. M.P. Chairman of the meeting. 1914 - 1918

Background imagePropaganda Collection: WW2 poster, Scrap Heap

WW2 poster, Scrap Heap
WW2 poster by Fougasse, Scrap Heap -- When you scrap a job, you scrap all the labour thats gone on it. Please don t add to the heap! Date: circa 1942

Background imagePropaganda Collection: WW2 poster, One way of finding out if the bus is moving

WW2 poster, One way of finding out if the bus is moving
WW2 poster by Fougasse, One way of finding out if the bus is moving is to step straight off it: a better way is to find out first

Background imagePropaganda Collection: WW2 poster, Don t shine your torch on the driver

WW2 poster, Don t shine your torch on the driver
WW2 poster by Fougasse, Don t shine your torch on the driver -- shine it on yourself! Issued in support of the Ministry of War Transports Road Safety Campaign by The Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co

Background imagePropaganda Collection: WW2 poster, We don t play games in the road

WW2 poster, We don t play games in the road
WW2 poster by Fougasse, We don t play games in the road -- so why do we let our children? Issued in support of the Ministry of War Transports Road Safety Campaign by The Bristol Tramways & Carriage

Background imagePropaganda Collection: WW2 poster, This is one way to hail a bus

WW2 poster, This is one way to hail a bus
WW2 poster by Fougasse, This is one way to hail a bus -- this is another. Please queue up at a fixed stopping point. Issued in support of the Ministry of War Transports Road Safety Campaign by The

Background imagePropaganda Collection: WW2 poster, Yes, theres just time to get across

WW2 poster, Yes, theres just time to get across
WW2 poster by Fougasse, Yes, theres just time to get across -- very nearly! Please don t take chances. Road Safety Campaign by The Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co Ltd. Date: 1940s

Background imagePropaganda Collection: WW2 poster, I do wish our working hours were staggered

WW2 poster, I do wish our working hours were staggered
WW2 poster by Fougasse, I do wish our working hours were staggered! Issued in support of the Ministry of War Transports Road Safety Campaign by The Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co Ltd. Date: 1940s

Background imagePropaganda Collection: WW2 poster, The conductress

WW2 poster, The conductress
WW2 poster by Fougasse, The conductress -- Give her a big hand -- with (if possible) the exact fare in it! Issued in support of the Ministry of War Transports Road Safety Campaign by The Bristol

Background imagePropaganda Collection: WW2 poster, Although your bus fare might have gone up

WW2 poster, Although your bus fare might have gone up
WW2 poster by Fougasse, Although your bus fare might have gone up, it hasn t -- so what about investing the amount it hasn t gone up in War Savings Certificates? Lend to Defend

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Churchill Poster

Churchill Poster
circa 1940: A poster of Winston Churchill, designed by students at the Brighton School of Art. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imagePropaganda Collection: English poster by Frank Brangwyn for the London Underground during the German Zeppelin raids

English poster by Frank Brangwyn for the London Underground during the German Zeppelin raids
WORLD WAR I: POSTER. English poster by Frank Brangwyn for the London Underground during the German Zeppelin raids

Background imagePropaganda Collection: That Liberty Shall Not Perish... American World War I Liberty Loan poster

That Liberty Shall Not Perish... American World War I Liberty Loan poster
WORLD WAR I: U.S. POSTER. That Liberty Shall Not Perish... American World War I Liberty Loan poster

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Late 19th century Chinese anti-Christian poster; below a scene of three officials making

Late 19th century Chinese anti-Christian poster; below a scene of three officials making anti-Christian pronouncements
CHINA: ANTI-CHRISTIAN. Late 19th century Chinese anti-Christian poster; below a scene of three officials making anti-Christian pronouncements are a sub-human Christian family in animal skins; Jesus

Background imagePropaganda Collection: To the skeptics. French poster promoting air travel by the Comite de Propagande Francaise, 1928

To the skeptics. French poster promoting air travel by the Comite de Propagande Francaise, 1928
AVIATION POSTER, 1928. To the skeptics. French poster promoting air travel by the Comite de Propagande Francaise, 1928

Background imagePropaganda Collection: A take-off signal officer gives a fighter plane the Go sign on board the military aircraft

A take-off signal officer gives a fighter plane the Go sign on board the military aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown
THE FIGHTING LADY, 1944. A take-off signal officer gives a fighter plane the Go sign on board the military aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown, in a scene from the American propaganda film

Background imagePropaganda Collection: The military aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown, in a scene from the American propaganda film

The military aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown, in a scene from the American propaganda film, The Fighting Lady, 1944
THE FIGHTING LADY, 1944. The military aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown, in a scene from the American propaganda film, The Fighting Lady, 1944

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Save Your Cans. Help Pass the Ammunition. American World War II poster

Save Your Cans. Help Pass the Ammunition. American World War II poster
WWII: SAVE CANS POSTER. Save Your Cans. Help Pass the Ammunition. American World War II poster

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Your Talk May Kill Your Comrades. British World War II poster, 1942, by Abram Games

Your Talk May Kill Your Comrades. British World War II poster, 1942, by Abram Games
WORLD WAR II: POSTER, 1942. Your Talk May Kill Your Comrades. British World War II poster, 1942, by Abram Games

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Labor: Step into this Picture. American World War II poster, c1940

Labor: Step into this Picture. American World War II poster, c1940
U.S. WORLD WAR II POSTER. Labor: Step into this Picture. American World War II poster, c1940

Background imagePropaganda Collection: A model wearing the uniform of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service)

A model wearing the uniform of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), designed by Mainbocher
WAVES UNIFORM, 1943. A model wearing the uniform of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), designed by Mainbocher

Background imagePropaganda Collection: On the Same Team. American World War II recruiting poster for the WAVES

On the Same Team. American World War II recruiting poster for the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service)
WWII: WAVES POSTER. On the Same Team. American World War II recruiting poster for the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service)

Background imagePropaganda Collection: Save waste fats for explosives. Take them to your meat dealer

Save waste fats for explosives. Take them to your meat dealer. American World War II poster, 1943, by Henry Koerner
WORLD WAR II: U.S. POSTER. Save waste fats for explosives. Take them to your meat dealer. American World War II poster, 1943, by Henry Koerner

Background imagePropaganda Collection: A squadron of American fighter planes in a scene from the American propaganda film, Memphis Belle

A squadron of American fighter planes in a scene from the American propaganda film, Memphis Belle, 1944
MEMPHIS BELLE, 1944. A squadron of American fighter planes in a scene from the American propaganda film, Memphis Belle, 1944

Background imagePropaganda Collection: United We Are Strong / United We Will Win. American World War II poster, c1944

United We Are Strong / United We Will Win. American World War II poster, c1944
WWII: ALLIED VICTORY. United We Are Strong/United We Will Win. American World War II poster, c1944, celebrating the Alliance against the Axis powers in World War II

Background imagePropaganda Collection: This is America... Keep it Free! : American World War II poster, 1942

This is America... Keep it Free! : American World War II poster, 1942, featuring a photograph by Fred G. Korth
WWII: US POSTER, 1942. " This is America...Keep it Free!" : American World War II poster, 1942, featuring a photograph by Fred G. Korth

Background imagePropaganda Collection: A signal officer directs a fighter plane on board the USS Yorktown in a scene from the American

A signal officer directs a fighter plane on board the USS Yorktown in a scene from the American propaganda film
THE FIGHTING LADY, 1944. A signal officer directs a fighter plane on board the USS Yorktown in a scene from the American propaganda film, The Fighting Lady, 1944

Background imagePropaganda Collection: WWII: CAN ALL YOU CAN

WWII: CAN ALL YOU CAN. American World War II poster

Background imagePropaganda Collection: WORLD WAR II POSTER, 1941. Americas answer! Production. Poster by Jean Carlu for the U. S

WORLD WAR II POSTER, 1941. Americas answer! Production. Poster by Jean Carlu for the U. S
WORLD WAR II POSTER, 1941. Americas answer! Production. Poster by Jean Carlu for the U.S. Office of Emergency Management during World War II, 1941




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Propaganda: Unveiling the Power of Persuasion In a world where information is constantly bombarding us from all directions, it has emerged as a potent tool to shape public opinion and influence our thoughts. From historical artifacts like the Laika the space dog postcard and The Contrast by Thomas Rowlandson to modern-day examples such as United States Naval Construction Battalions - Seabees and Tittle Tattle Lost the Battle British World War II poster, it has been employed throughout history. The power lies in its ability to manipulate emotions, instill fear or patriotism, and rally support for various causes. Take, for instance, the Propaganda poster detail from Wonsan City in North Korea or Britains Sea Power Is Yours campaign; both aimed at fostering nationalistic pride among their respective populations. During times of war or conflict, propaganda becomes an indispensable weapon. Back Them Up slogan during World War I urged citizens to support their troops while German propaganda posters depicted heroic soldiers fighting for their country's honor. Even Polish anti-war poster Nie (No) conveyed a powerful message against violence through simple yet impactful imagery. Political ideologies have also utilized propaganda extensively. Chairman Mao's Chinese Communist Propaganda Poster exemplifies how leaders employ persuasive visuals to promote their agenda and gain popular support. Similarly, Soviet Union's We want Peace poster attempted to portray themselves as advocates for global harmony amidst Cold War tensions. Artists like Walter Crane have used their talent to create visually stunning pieces that convey political messages subtly but effectively. His Garland painting serves as a reminder that even art can be harnessed as a medium for propagandist intentions. While some may view propaganda with skepticism due to its manipulative nature, it remains an integral part of society today. It reminds us of the immense power behind carefully crafted messages designed not only to inform but also sway opinions towards specific goals.