Persuasion Collection (page 5)

WW1 poster, 2nd Liberty Loan
Poster, Women! Help Americas sons win the war, buy US government bonds, 2nd Liberty Loan of 1917. 1917

WW1 poster, Hun or Home?
Poster, Hun or Home? Buy more liberty bonds. circa 1918

WW1 poster, Imperial Maritime League, Keep the Flag Flying, persuading British Women and British Girls not to condone the behaviour of men who do not enlist. Date: 1914-1918

WWI Poster, Come into the ranks and fight
Come into the ranks and fight for your King and Country. Don t stay in the crowd and stare. You are wanted at the Front. Enlist today. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster. Date: 1915

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

WWI Poster, The Key to the Situation
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, The Key to the Situation, Munitions, Men and Money, are YOU helping to turn it? Date: 1915

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- To the Women of Britain
To the Women of Britain -- Some of your men folk are holding back on your account. Won t you prove your love for your Country by persuading them to go

Illustration of a bible scene, Esther 5-8: Queen Esther persuades King Ahasuerus to help the Jews

Machette in hand, Farmer James Lee, who recently drove a tractor to Buckingham Palace, invites bailiffs to test the keenness of the blade when they attempt to evict him from his farm at Crawley

WWI Poster, There are three types of men
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, There are three types of men, those who hear the call and obey, those who delay, and the others. To which do you belong? Date: 1915

Gustav Vasa persuading the elders of Lubeck
Gustav Vasa, later King Gustav I of Sweden, persuading the elders of Lubeck to join him in a rebellion against Christian II of Denmark

Jane Austen Persuasion. Austens last novel published 1818. Anne Elliot complimented by her cousin William Elliot during her stay in Bath. Illustration by Hugh Thomson 1897. Engraving

Patriotic poster, Buy British from the Empire at Home and Overseas - buyers are builders. circa 1925

WW1 poster, 4th Liberty Loan
Poster, Honor Emblem, 4th Liberty Loan. circa 1918

WW1 poster, Third Liberty Loan
Poster, My Daddy bought me a Government Bond of the Third Liberty Loan. Did Yours? circa 1918

WW1 poster, Liberty Bonds
Poster, The Hun - his Mark, Blot it Out with Liberty Bonds. circa 1917

WW1 poster, Don t... 1. Don t use a motor car or motor cycle for pleasure purposes. 2. Don t buy new clothes needlessly. Don t be ashamed of wearing old clothes in wartime. 3

WW2 poster, The driver who wouldn t stop for passengers lost his fares and found his number up. Productivity propaganda poster for display at bus depots. Date: 1942

WW2 poster, Rush Aid To Russia! We have pledged your faith, the faith of the men and women of Britain. You must do the deed... Stalin must be sustained

WW2 poster, Bits and Pieces Bulletin. Separate parts combined make an aeroplane. Printed for HMSO, Ministry of Aircraft Production. Date: 1940s

WW2 poster, Save for victory in war savings. Date: circa 1942

Johann Crellius
JOHANN CRELLIUS German churchman of the Unitarian persuasion. Date: 1590 - 1633

Cardinal Gerdil
HYACINTHE SIGMUND GERDIL French cardinal, trampling on a serpent-ridden book - perhaps written by a theologian of a different persuasion, even a heretic ! Date: 1718 - 1802

WW2 poster, And please don t throw FOOD away either
Second world war poster by Fougasse, encouraging people not to waste clothing or food. A sailor on board ship throws his trousers to the winds

WW1 poster, National Savings Campaign, How you can help. Date: 1914-1918

WW1 poster, Bad Form in Dress, advocating sensible attitudes to clothing in wartime. Date: 1914-1918

WWI Poster, Questions to men who have not enlisted
4 Questions to men who have not enlisted... Enlist Today. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster, designed to shame men of fighting age into enlisting. Date: 1916

WWI Poster, Remember the Lusitania
Remember the Lusitania! Enlist Today. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster in letterpress, using emotive anti-German propaganda. Date: 1916

WWI Poster, Come lad, slip across and help
Come Lad, slip across and help. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster 1916, making light of the real dangers of war. Date: 1916

WWI Poster, Go! Its Your Duty Lad, Join Today
Go! Its your duty lad. Join today. British WWI recruitment poster depicting a mother persuading her son to join the war effort. Date: 1915

WWI Poster, Group System (Welsh version)
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Group System, Enlistment in Groups will reopen on Monday January 10th 1916 and proceed until further notice (Welsh version). Date: 1916

WWI Poster, Group System
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Group System, Enlistment in Groups will reopen on Monday January 10th 1916 and proceed until further notice. Date: 1916

WWI Poster, The Prime Ministers Advice
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, The Prime MInisters Advice to the Young Unmarried Men and Pledge to Married Men. Date: 1915

WWI Poster, Lord Derbys Scheme
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Under Lord Derbys Scheme a mere Promise to Enlist is of No Value. If a man wishes to be placed in a Group he must be attested by December 11th

WWI Poster, Prime Ministers speech
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, quoting from a speech by the Prime Minister at the Guildhall, London (9 November 1914). It is going to e a long drawn-out struggle... Date: 1915

WWI Poster, Surely you will fight
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Surely you will fight for your King and Country. Come along, boys, before it is too late. Date: 1915

WWI Poster, Enlist Today
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Justify the faith of your fathers, and earn the gratitude of your children. Enlist Today! Date: 1915

WWI Poster, Single Men
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Single Men! Will you march too or wait till March 2 (a reference to the Military Service Act deadline). Date: 1916

Pig farmer persuading a pig to move
A little persuasion required. A pig farmer tries to get his pig to move. Date: C.1890

A recruiter speaking on the plinth in Trafalgar Square, WW1
Sergeant Newsand, a constant speaker in Trafalgar Square in the cause of recruiting for the war, pictured in action in December 1915. Date: 1915

Recruitment during WW1
" Now, My Lad, You Can t Ignore that." Corporal Hall, the army ex-champion boxer gains a new recruit - a former tram conductor - by showing him a poster with a message from the King

German postcard, Which is the better way? Join hands across the sea. The choice is between ignorance and goodwill, selfishness and insight, militarism and peace

WW2 Poster -- Your Friends Are Needed Now
Your Friends Are Needed Now. Urge Them To Join The ATS. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph by Frank Newbould, published by HMSO

WW2 Poster -- What are you doing about Education?
What are YOU doing about EDUCATION Army Education Poster, by Sgt H F (Fred) Darking (1911-1999), Royal Engineers. Date: 1945

George Robey & Horatio Bottomley recruiting in London
Popular music hall star, George Robey, known as the Prime Minister of Mirth, pictured speaking at a recruitment rally in Trafalgar Square, London in 1915 alongside Horatio Bottomley

Johnny Get Your Gun by Frank Reynolds, outbreak of WW1
Illustration by Frank Reynolds showing a young man in tennis whites smoking a cigarette hesitating while the rest of the country rush to the colours at the outbreak of the First World War

Notice to Irish Munsters from Germans, 1916
A placard placed by the Germans above their trenches facing the Munsters after the Irish uprising of April 1916, claiming, English guns are firing at your wife and children

Selina Ctess Huntingdon
SELINA COUNTESS HUNTINGDON (nee Shirley), wife of Theophilus, seventh earl : leader of calvinist methodist sect known as the Countess of Huntingdons Persuasion. Date: 1707 - 1791

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"Persuasion: A Powerful Tool in Shaping History" From the iconic WW2 poster urging citizens to stand strong with the words "We shall not flag, " to Winston Churchill's rousing speeches that rallied a nation, it has played a pivotal role in shaping our world. In WW1, another poster called upon individuals to "Enlist in the Navy" and showcased Allied sailors of six nationalities standing united as one. This visual representation aimed to evoke a sense of camaraderie and shared purpose. Jane Austen's novel "Persuasion" delves into the complexities of human relationships, portraying characters whose convictions are tested. With faces as pallid as their own, they confront the power and its ability to sway hearts and minds. Recruitment posters for both World Wars enticed young men with promises of adventure and duty. The British Army sought brave souls while another encouraged joining the Navy - emphasizing it as a service for fighting men. Even across borders, propaganda was used effectively during wartime; German cartoons depicted British recruitment techniques in an attempt to undermine their efforts. Beyond war-related contexts, persuasion extends its reach into political campaigns like the Liberal Election Campaign Card from 1909. Such cards were designed strategically to appeal to voters' emotions and beliefs. Meanwhile, public street views capture everyday life in Guanajuato City, Mexico - where persuasive messages can be found on billboards or through charismatic street vendors enticing passersby with their wares or services. One cannot forget how calls for freedom reverberated globally during WW1 through posters like "Pour la Liberte du Monde (For the Freedom of the World). " These powerful images aimed at mobilizing nations towards a common cause against oppression. Lastly, historical figures such as Richard III utilized persuasion within their own narratives - influencing perceptions about themselves and others around them. In this case, Richard III's portrayal alongside Edward IV's sons shaped public opinion and political alliances.