The Great War Collection

Your Country Needs You Recruitment 1914 1910s UK Lord Kitchener propaganda WW1 slogans patriotism Caxton Alfred Leete, Eric Field (Copywriter)

Recruitment Poster "Remember Scarborough! Enlist Now", pub
3025356 Recruitment Poster " Remember Scarborough! Enlist Now", pub. 1914 (colour lithograph) by Kemp-Welch, Edith (1869-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Red Cross 1910s USA rklf nurses ww1 itnt

Our Little Contemptibles, 1914 (oil on canvas)
2975397 Our A Little ContemptiblesA, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Composed of regular soldiers and reservists)

Berlin society continuing to dance, by order of the Kaiser, despite growing disquiet at the progress of the war
6000391 Berlin society continuing to dance, by order of the Kaiser, despite growing disquiet at the progress of the war, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

Recruitment Campaign "Teamwork Builds Ships", pub. 1917 (colour lithograph)
3239932 Recruitment Campaign " Teamwork Builds Ships", pub. 1917 (colour lithograph) by Stevens, William Dodge (1870-1942); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American

Kaiser Wilhem II in a champagne bottle (colour litho)
3096390 Kaiser Wilhem II in a champagne bottle (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kaiser Wilhem II in a champagne bottle)

World War I: Austro-Hungarian army
3781563 World War I: Austro-Hungarian army; (add.info.: World War I: Austro-Hungarian army repulsing an attack from the Russian army in Bukovina (part of Austro-Hungarian Empire)

The Battle of the Somme, 1916 (print)
3793843 The Battle of the Somme, 1916 (print); (add.info.: The Battle of the Somme - an armoured tank surrounded by injured soldiers during World War I, 1916)

Passchendaele - soldiers in mud near Ypres in Belgium during World War I, 1917 (print)
3793844 Passchendaele - soldiers in mud near Ypres in Belgium during World War I, 1917 (print); (add.info.: Passchendaele - soldiers in mud near Ypres in Belgium during World War I)

The London Territorials at Pozieres during the Battle of the Somme, 1916 (print)
3793998 The London Territorials at Pozieres during the Battle of the Somme, 1916 (print) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); (add.info)

British soldiers in hand to hand combat with Germans on Bastille Day (14 July), Bazentin, France, Battle of the Somme
6000438 British soldiers in hand to hand combat with Germans on Bastille Day (14 July), Bazentin, France, Battle of the Somme, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

French soldiers capturing a German position manned by enemy soldiers secured to their machine guns by their officers to
6000279 French soldiers capturing a German position manned by enemy soldiers secured to their machine guns by their officers to prevent them from retreating, World War I, 1915 (litho) by Bombled

British army medics bandaging a dogs paw in the trenches, World War I (litho)
7149431 British army medics bandaging a dogs paw in the trenches, World War I (litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Christ the Comforter: Jesus consoling a grieving British war widow (colour litho)
7172504 Christ the Comforter: Jesus consoling a grieving British war widow (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ the Comforter)

Sketch No 1 for the Cenotaph, Whitehall, Westminster, London (colour litho)
6029512 Sketch No 1 for the Cenotaph, Whitehall, Westminster, London (colour litho) by Lutyens, Edwin Landseer (1869-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketch No 1 for the Cenotaph, Whitehall)

The Jackdaw of Rheims, the Cardinals Ring, and the Borrowed Plumes
779899 The Jackdaw of Rheims, the Cardinals Ring, and the Borrowed Plumes, illustration from The Kaisers Garland by Edmund J. Sullivan, pub

The Snow Soldiers, a ski patrol engages combat with a group of enemy scouts (colour litho)
2777534 The Snow Soldiers, a ski patrol engages combat with a group of enemy scouts (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Snow Soldiers)

On the anniversary of the Battle of Ortigara, the pilgrimage of more than six thousand Alpine... (colour litho)
2809213 On the anniversary of the Battle of Ortigara, the pilgrimage of more than six thousand Alpine... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The War of Prodigies (Colour Litho)
2808551 The War of Prodigies (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War of Prodigies. An alpine corvee at three thousand meters)

Men of the 8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment going up to the line near Frezenberg
1581605 Men of the 8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment going up to the line near Frezenberg during the Third Battle of Ypres, 5th October 1917 (b/w photo) by Brooks

Vintage World War One poster of a Marine Corps bulldog chasing a German dachshund. It reads, Teufel Hunden German Nickname For U.S. Marines, Devil Dog Recruiting Station

World War One poster of Marines charging into battle behind the American flag
Vintage World War One poster of Marines charging into battle behind the American flag. It declares - First In France, U.S. Marines

World War I first-aid station, artwork
World War I first-aid station. Artwork showing stretcher-bearers and wounded soldiers arriving at a first-aid station during the First World War (1914-1918)

First World War surveillance kite. US soldier being lifted up by a surveillance kite during the First World War (1914-1918)

British 18-pounder field guns in action on the Western Front, 1914-18 (b / w photo)
700999 British 18-pounder field guns in action on the Western Front, 1914-18 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; English, out of copyright

Knowledge Wins, 1914-18 (colour litho)
1768769 Knowledge Wins, 1914-18 (colour litho) by Smith, Dan (1865-1934); 72x49 cm; Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; eNewberry Library; American, out of copyright

Scotland and France, Old Allies (colour litho)
3096270 Scotland and France, Old Allies (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scotland and France, Old Allies)

Sergeant Somers holding back the enemy by bombing them when a barricade was being raised
STC413345 Sergeant Somers holding back the enemy by bombing them when a barricade was being raised (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

HMS Dreadnought, 1906-21 (b / w photo)
700911 HMS Dreadnought, 1906-21 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS Dreadnought, built for Britains Royal Navy in 1906)

The First Searchlights at Charing Cross, 1914 (oil on canvas)
LMG99611 The First Searchlights at Charing Cross, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne (1889-1946); 60.9x40.6 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

An English dispatch rider taking off during the Battle of the Marne east of Paris
697601 An English dispatch rider taking off during the Battle of the Marne east of Paris, September 1914 (autochrome) by Gervais-Courtellemont, Jules (1863-1931); eGalerie Bilderwelt; French

Man in a Flying Jacket, 1916
CMY40171 Man in a Flying Jacket, 1916 by Philpot, Glyn Warren (1884-1937); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

A Welsh coal mine (litho)
3622182 A Welsh coal mine (litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Welsh coal mine)

Red Cross Nurse in WWI
3781054 Red Cross Nurse in WWI by Hatherell, William (1855-1928); (add.info.: Red Cross nurse supporting an injured soldier and child dseeking shelter)

WWI German stormtroop officer demonstrating the use of cluster grenades against tanks
778974 WWI German stormtroop officer demonstrating the use of cluster grenades against tanks and bunkers, 1914-18 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century)

Subscribe to the Sixth War Loan, WWI German poster, 1914-18 (colour litho)
700921 Subscribe to the Sixth War Loan, WWI German poster, 1914-18 (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; German, out of copyright

Our Advance to (La) Boiselle, July 1916 (w / c)
2651322 Our Advance to (La) Boiselle, July 1916 (w/c) by Handley-Read, Captain Edward Henry (1869-1935); 48x62.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Figure from the Royal Artillery Memorial 1914-18, 1925 (Portland stone and bronze) (photo
JBG148202 Figure from the Royal Artillery Memorial 1914-18, 1925 (Portland stone and bronze) (photo) by Jagger, Charles Sergeant (1885-1934); Hyde Park Corner, London, UK; eJulian Page; English

Exodus of a people: the Serbian army protecting a column of peasants fleeing to Albania, World War I
6000376 Exodus of a people: the Serbian army protecting a column of peasants fleeing to Albania, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Bombled

Poker and Tongs, Punch cartoon concerning naval rivalry between Britain
700913 Poker and Tongs, Punch cartoon concerning naval rivalry between Britain and Germany, 8th January 1908 (litho) by Raven-Hill

British military medals (colour litho)
3639325 British military medals (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British military medals.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Eastern Front towns under WWI German occupation
3781654 Eastern Front towns under WWI German occupation; (add.info.: Eastern Front towns under World War I German occupation.Taken from photograph, Caption reads: Im Vordergrund Schirwindt)

Libau under WWI German Occupation
3781628 Libau under WWI German Occupation; (add.info.: Libau under World War I German Occupation. Taken from photograph, shows the main train station and railway tracks, with three soldiers)

English knight with the sign of the cross watches over
3781051 English knight with the sign of the cross watches over; (add.info.: English knight with the sign of the cross watches over two soldiers, copy of a painting by Eugene Hastain)

German Occupation on the Eastern Front in WWI
3781620 German Occupation on the Eastern Front in WWI; (add.info.: German Occupation on the Eastern Front in World War I. From photograph, German soldiers carry geese from a market in Russian Poland)

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"The Great War: A Call to Arms and Unity" In the early 1910s, as tensions escalated across Europe, the United Kingdom found itself on the brink of a conflict that would shape history. Lord Kitchener's iconic recruitment campaign echoed through every corner of the nation - "Your Country Needs You. " The powerful propaganda posters depicting his stern face became synonymous with patriotism and duty. Amidst this fervor, an oil painting titled "Our Little Contemptibles" captured the spirit of resilience in 1914. It depicted brave soldiers marching forward despite overwhelming odds. Another recruitment poster urged men to enlist by invoking memories of Scarborough's tragic bombardment - "Remember Scarborough. Enlist Now. " Across the Atlantic, in America, dedicated nurses from organizations like The Red Cross joined forces to support their troops overseas during World War I. Their selflessness and unwavering commitment epitomized their country's resolve. Meanwhile, on snowy slopes far away from home, ski patrols engaged enemy scouts in combat. In a vibrant color lithograph named "The Snow Soldiers, " these daring individuals showcased their bravery amidst treacherous conditions. As years passed and battles raged on, commemorations such as the pilgrimage honoring those lost at Ortigara drew thousands of Alpine soldiers together. They paid tribute to fallen comrades who had fought valiantly for their countries' causes. Artistic expressions also emerged during this tumultuous time; one such example was "The War of Prodigies. " This captivating color lithograph portrayed young minds grappling with war's harsh realities while still displaying remarkable talent and potential. Back in Britain, a vivid recruitment campaign reminded citizens that teamwork was essential for success - "Teamwork Builds Ships. " This sentiment resonated deeply as communities rallied together towards a common goal. On the Western Front, black-and-white photographs immortalized British 18-pounder field guns thundering into action against formidable foes. These images served as a testament to the relentless determination of soldiers who fought in the trenches.