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"Khaki: A Color That Unites Nations and Tells Stories of Courage" From the battlefields of World War I to the trenches of France, it has been more than just a color

Background imageKhaki Collection: Soldiers trying on uniforms on a comic French postcard

Soldiers trying on uniforms on a comic French postcard by Poli. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageKhaki Collection: Humorous postcard, soldier on Western Front, WW1

Humorous postcard, soldier on Western Front, WW1
Humorous postcard, British soldier on the Western Front -- I m amongst the Kitcheners, and very nice too. Date: circa 1915

Background imageKhaki Collection: War Relief Fund stamp, WW1

War Relief Fund stamp, WW1
War Relief Fund stamp, First World War - Fighting for Peace with Honour. 1914-1918

Background imageKhaki Collection: Women Munitions Workers Keighley WW1

Women Munitions Workers Keighley WW1
On 23rd September 1916, the West Riding Volunteer Regiment organised a flag day and procession with marching bands. It included an attractive tableaux or float by the Keighley National Shell Factory

Background imageKhaki Collection: WW1 poster, Vive La France

WW1 poster, Vive La France
Poster, All for One and One for All! Vive La France! Allied Tribute to France, 14 July. circa 1918

Background imageKhaki Collection: Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - Cat Town Guards

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - Cat Town Guards
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - Daddy joins the Cat Town Guards. circa 1910s

Background imageKhaki Collection: Dress by Ginger Group - Mary Quant, 1965

Dress by Ginger Group - Mary Quant, 1965
A khaki crepe dress, severely simple, stitched in white, with shiny brass buttons from Mary Quants Ginger Group. Date: 1965

Background imageKhaki Collection: WW2 poster, Back up the Fighting Forces

WW2 poster, Back up the Fighting Forces, showing an airman, a soldier and a sailor. Date: early 1940s

Background imageKhaki Collection: Affront from the Rear by Charles Crombie

Affront from the Rear by Charles Crombie
A British officer, enjoying a meal in a restaurant is alarmed by the shadow of a fruit bowl being carried by a waiter. Date: 1915

Background imageKhaki Collection: WW1 - Dead and wounded kit collection, W Beach, Gallipoli

WW1 - Dead and wounded kit collection, W Beach, Gallipoli
WW1 - A view of " W" Beach in Gallipoli after a night of heavy battle with counter-attacking Turks. The beach parties of officers, blue jackets, the detachments of engineers

Background imageKhaki Collection: Red Cross canteen, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, WW2

Red Cross canteen, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, WW2
Red Cross canteen at Milwaukee Station (part of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Background imageKhaki Collection: WW2 Christmas card, patriotic dogs

WW2 Christmas card, patriotic dogs sheltering behind sandbags. Date: circa 1942

Background imageKhaki Collection: WW2 Valentines Day card, Home Guard

WW2 Valentines Day card, Home Guard
WW2 Valentines Day card, Let me be your Home Guard for life, design by Bert Thomas. Date: circa 1942

Background imageKhaki Collection: WWI Poster, Come and do your bit, join now

WWI Poster, Come and do your bit, join now
Come and Do Your Bit, Join Now. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster, with a smiling, beckoning soldier in khaki. Date: 1916

Background imageKhaki Collection: WWI Poster, Fill up the Ranks

WWI Poster, Fill up the Ranks
We re both needed to serve the Guns! Fill up the ranks! Pile up the munitions! Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster showing the importance of the munitions worker as well as the need for troops

Background imageKhaki Collection: WWI Poster, Step into your place

WWI Poster, Step into your place
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Step into your place, showing civilians joining in at the back of a long marching line of soldiers. Date: 1915

Background imageKhaki Collection: New uniform of the Royal Air Force, 1918

New uniform of the Royal Air Force, 1918
Illustration in The Sphere showing the uniform of the newly formed RAF. The uniforms for officers and mechanics were to be of khaki cloth with brass or black buttons

Background imageKhaki Collection: Man in Khaki WW1 sock knitting kit box and instructions

Man in Khaki WW1 sock knitting kit box and instructions
The Man in Khaki sock knitting kit, designed to make the knitting of socks for troops as simple and efficient as possible

Background imageKhaki Collection: WW1 knitting - comic postcard, Naughty Netta

WW1 knitting - comic postcard, Naughty Netta
Naughty Nettas Knitting Knickers for the Seat of War. Humorous postcard inspired by the national effort of knitting comforts for soldiers during the First World War

Background imageKhaki Collection: WW2 Poster -- Come Back to the Army and the ATS

WW2 Poster -- Come Back to the Army and the ATS
Come Back to the Army and the ATS while the Bounty Scheme still operates. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph, artist unknown, published by HMSO. Date: 1939

Background imageKhaki Collection: WW1 Recruitment Poster

WW1 Recruitment Poster
Come Now - Your arms, uniform and accoutrements are ready waiting for you (quotation from Lord Kitchener at the Guildhall, July 1915) - Be honest with yourself

Background imageKhaki Collection: The Khaki Campaign: A Surrender

The Khaki Campaign: A Surrender
A radical carpenter is seduced by a patriotic siren during the khaki election campaign of 1900, held during the Second Boer war

Background imageKhaki Collection: Young Private, 6th Battalion (City of London Rifles), WW1

Young Private, 6th Battalion (City of London Rifles), WW1
Head and shoulders miniature portrait of a young Private, possibly of the 6th Battalion (City of London Rifles), by Alice James, RMS RWA (fl. 1887-1930)

Background imageKhaki Collection: Billiard player J. Graham Symes in khaki, WW1

Billiard player J. Graham Symes in khaki, WW1
The amateur billiard champion, Lieutenant J. Graham Symes with his opponent Mr E. S. Bourne, who he beat to retain his title at Ormes Hall in February 1918. Date: 1918

Background imageKhaki Collection: Trench coat for canteen workers by Aquascutum, WW1

Trench coat for canteen workers by Aquascutum, WW1
A trench coat of khaki drill interlined with oil silk with a detachable fleece lining from Aquascutum and ideal for ladies working in canteens in draughty places such as railway stations during

Background imageKhaki Collection: Advert for khaki stocking puttees

Advert for khaki stocking puttees
Advertisement for khaki stocking puttees in medium and heavy weights from Turnbull and Asser. For use in Home Service when off parade, or at the Front when out of the firing line

Background imageKhaki Collection: General Sir Henry Rawlinson, British army officer, WW1

General Sir Henry Rawlinson, British army officer, WW1
General Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson (1864-1925), British army officer during the First World War, active in the Battle of the Somme (1916) and the Battle of Amiens (1918). Date: 1917

Background imageKhaki Collection: Modes et Travaux 1935

Modes et Travaux 1935
Art deco style woman in khaki top with patterned hat and matching scarf Date: 1935

Background imageKhaki Collection: WW1 recruitment poster with silhouette

WW1 recruitment poster with silhouette
World War One recruitment poster with silhouette -- The Thin Khaki Line Keeps the Fate of Belgium from Your Hearth and Home, Get into Khaki Now! Showing a determined soldier with a bayoneted rifle

Background imageKhaki Collection: French wartime poster, The Allies Respond

French wartime poster, The Allies Respond
French wartime poster, by land, by sea and by air, The Allies Respond. Showing a group of men in khaki uniform with various national flags. 1940s

Background imageKhaki Collection: Poster, Why Aren t You in Khaki?

Poster, Why Aren t You in Khaki? You ll Be Wanted. Enlist At Once. A poster designed to shame people (especially men) into joining one of the wartime services. circa 1914-1915

Background imageKhaki Collection: A Kenyan Askari - Nairobi

A Kenyan Askari - Nairobi, Kenya (then British East Africa), standing to rigid attention in full ceremonial costume Date: 1918

Background imageKhaki Collection: EVNT2A-00312

EVNT2A-00312
New uniforms for US troops at the outset of the Spanish American War, 1898. Printed color lithograph 19th century

Background imageKhaki Collection: Lady Ashley at Monte Carlo

Lady Ashley at Monte Carlo wearing the latest fashion, a pair of well-cut khaki shorts

Background imageKhaki Collection: Royal Scots / Drill / 1914

Royal Scots / Drill / 1914
The Royal Scots Greys (2nd dragoons), in khaki drill order, dashing for the hill on horseback Date: 1914

Background imageKhaki Collection: When the War is Over, Maggie (3) WW1

When the War is Over, Maggie (3) WW1
When the War is Over, Maggie -- a British soldier on the Western Front thinks of his love as he takes part in combat alongside his colleagues. (3 of 3) Date: 1914-1918

Background imageKhaki Collection: When the War is Over, Maggie (1) WW1

When the War is Over, Maggie (1) WW1
When the War is Over, Maggie -- a British soldier on the Western Front writes a letter home to his love. (1 of 3) Date: 1914-1918

Background imageKhaki Collection: When the War is Over, Maggie (2) WW1

When the War is Over, Maggie (2) WW1
When the War is Over, Maggie -- a British soldier on the Western Front writes a letter home to his love, with a promise of marriage when he returns. (2 of 3) Date: 1914-1918

Background imageKhaki Collection: Lord Kitchener with Allied flags, Unity is Strength

Lord Kitchener with Allied flags, Unity is Strength. Date: circa 1915

Background imageKhaki Collection: British soldiers in German dugouts, WW1

British soldiers in German dugouts, WW1
British soldiers in abandoned German dugouts, WW1. 1914-1918

Background imageKhaki Collection: British soldiers sleeping in shell holes, WW1

British soldiers sleeping in shell holes, WW1. 1914-1918

Background imageKhaki Collection: British machine gunners in gas helmets, WW1

British machine gunners in gas helmets, WW1
British machine gunners wearing gas helmets, WW1. 1914-1918

Background imageKhaki Collection: Dresses for morning, evening and afternoon wear 1913

Dresses for morning, evening and afternoon wear 1913
Three women models wearing pretty fashionable frocks for morning, evening and afternoon, Morning clothing, khaki tailor-made jacket with belt and brown velvet collar

Background imageKhaki Collection: Soldier in uniform, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Soldier in uniform, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Soldier in khaki uniform in a studio photograph, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, December 1944. Date: 1944

Background imageKhaki Collection: Back Home in Tennessee, by Mrs F G Kimberley, WW1

Back Home in Tennessee, by Mrs F G Kimberley, WW1
Back Home in Tennessee, by Mrs F G Kimberley. First produced at the Junction Theatre, Manchester, November 1916, then the Elephant & Castle Theatre, London

Background imageKhaki Collection: Advert for Dickins & Jones soldiers & sailors comforts 1914

Advert for Dickins & Jones soldiers & sailors comforts 1914
Selection of Christmas gifts for soldiers and sailors. 1914

Background imageKhaki Collection: Advert for Frederick Gorringe winter comforts 1915

Advert for Frederick Gorringe winter comforts 1915
Winter comforts... for our troops. Advertisement for Frederick Gorringe, winter woollies, khaki cardigans and service scarfs for British soldiers during World War I. 1915

Background imageKhaki Collection: British Caribbean woman having golf lessions - Jamaica

British Caribbean woman having golf lessions - Jamaica
British Caribbean woman having golf lessions in the Hilton Jamaica golf course. Jamaican instructor standing by her in khaki trousers and shirt less Date: 1976



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"Khaki: A Color That Unites Nations and Tells Stories of Courage" From the battlefields of World War I to the trenches of France, it has been more than just a color. It symbolizes unity, resilience, and sacrifice. In an era when war was rampant, posters like "Is Your Journey Really Necessary?" urged individuals to question their actions and consider the consequences. During the inter-war period, a Territorial Army poster highlighted khaki as a representation of duty towards one's country. Meanwhile, Turnbull & Asser's advertisement for khaki puttees showcased how fashion intertwined with military attire. In times of conflict, recruitment posters such as "If the cap fits you, join the Army today" called upon brave souls to defend their nation. Even in moments filled with humor and camaraderie like England and France pulling together during WWI or soldiers reuniting with their loyal dogs in the trenches of France – khaki remained a constant reminder that they were all fighting for something greater than themselves. A humorous postcard featuring a British soldier in Salonika shed light on lighter moments amidst chaos. But it was action at Bucquoy on the Western Front that truly demonstrated bravery in its purest form. Geo. H. Harrison & Sons' catalogue cover design showcased not only military uniforms but also pride in serving one's country while British soldiers bore witness to unimaginable horrors on the firing line during WWI. The power extended beyond mere clothing; it became synonymous with patriotism and strength. Advertisements promoting British military uniforms further emphasized this connection while recruitment posters encouraged individuals to join forces with regular army units. Through these historical glimpses into various aspects of war and service, we see how khaki transcends time – forever etched into our collective memory as a symbol representing valorous acts undertaken by those who wore it proudly.