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GERMANY

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Pflanzt Öl! Pflanzt Sonneblumen und Mohn Germany poster affiche WW1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18 mondiale

Pflanzt Öl! Pflanzt Sonneblumen und Mohn,

 ihr schafft dann Deutsches öl und dient dem Vaterland! ...

Poster shows a sign, with a song bird perched on it,

in a bed of poppies and sunflowers.

Text on sign encourages the planting of sunflowers and poppies to produce oil.

Seeds and instructions provided by the War Committee for Oils and Fats.

Gipkens, Julius E. F., 1883-, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Berlin : Hollerbaum & Schmidt

1916

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Germany poster affiche WW1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18 mondiale

Young men of Britain!

The Germans said you were not in earnest.

"We knew you'd come - and give them the lie!"

Play the greater game and join the football battalion

designed and printed by Johnson, Riddle & Co., Ltd., London, S.E.

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Poster showing soldiers firing from a trench,

and a vignette of players on a soccer field.

Extract from Frankfurter Zeitung:

"The young Britons prefer to exercise their long limbs on the football ground,

rather than to expose them to any sort of risk in the service of their country."

1915

Extract from Frankfurter Zeitung:

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Der Amerikanische Friedensengel Germany poster affiche WW1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18 mondiale

Der Amerikanische Friedensengel

Print shows an angel holding, in one hand,

a cornucopia from which pours forth armaments and munitions.

In her other hand she holds a lily branch on which the leaves are American flags.

Petersen, Carl Olof, 1881-1939, artist

Published in: Kriegszeit Künstlerflugblätter. Berlin : Verlag Paul Cassier, no. 52, 31 Aug. 1915

1915

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Deutsche Kriegsausstellung Hamburg Germany poster affiche WW1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18 mondiale

Deutsche Kriegsausstellung Hamburg

Poster shows a stylized German flag.

Text announces a war exhibition sponsored by the Central Committee of the Association of the German Red Cross

and the Hamburg Regional Association of the Red Cross.

Location, dates, and entrance fee are given.

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Hamburg : Hartung & Co., 1916.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.

Das Gold den Vaterland Germany poster affiche WW1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18 mondiale
Das Gold den Vaterland Germany poster affiche WW1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18 mondiale

Das Gold den Vaterland!

Poster shows a medallion designed by Hermann Hosaeus with the motto:

Gold gab ich zur Wehr, Eisen nahm ich zur Ehr.

The medallion depicts a woman in profile holding

a medal on a chain in her outstretched hand.

Text urges people to increase German gold reserves

by bringing jewelry to gold dealers.

Bernhard, Lucian, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Berlin : Hollerbaum & Schmidt

1916

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Altona's Opfertag Germany poster affiche WW1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18 mondiale

Altona's Opfertag,

18. Januar 1916

Poster showing a German soldier;

in background, a woman surrounded by her children.

Text reminds Altoners to contribute to war aid on Altona's Offering Day.

Battermann, Wilhelm, 1872-, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Altona : Kunstanstalt Langebartels & Jürgens, 1916.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Kaiser- und Volksdank für Heer und Flotte Germany poster affiche WW1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18 mondiale

Kaiser- und Volksdank für Heer und Flotte

Poster shows a kneeling knight with a sword in one hand

and a dove of peace in the other.

Text declares the Kaiser's and people's gratitude to the Army and Navy.

Ehmcke Fritz Hellmut, 1878-1965, artist

München : C. Wolf & Sohn

1916

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Deutsche Kriegs-Ausstellung Germany poster affiche WW1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18 mondiale

Deutsche Kriegs-Ausstellung ...

Leipzig 1916-17

Poster shows an armor-clad arm holding a sword; in background a red globe.

Text announces a war exhibit to aid the Red Cross.

Gruner, Erich, 1881-1966, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Leipzig : Meissner & Buch,

1916.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Opfertag in Bayern Germany poster affiche WW1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18 mondiale

Opfertag in Bayern

Poster shows a sword piercing a burning globe of the world.

Text announces Offering Day in Bavaria.

Münzer, Adolf Franz Theodor, 1870-1953, artist

München : O. Consée,

1916

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Satyrische Europa Karte Weltkrieg Germany poster affiche WW1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18 mondiale

Satyrische Europa Karte Weltkrieg 1914

Zeichnung v. Entwurf, E. Zimmermann, Hamburg, 6.

Print shows a map of Europe at the outbreak of the first World War with each country depicted

as a human figure representative of the particular state of affairs or attitudes of the country,

for instance, Germany is depicted as a soldier fighting with both Russia and France,

while eyeing England.

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Hamburg : Druck u. Verlag W. Nölting, Kaiser Wilhelmstrasse 93, 1914.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Momentaufnahme von Europa und Halbasien 1914 Germany poster affiche WW1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18 mondiale

Momentaufnahme von Europa und Halbasien 1914 

Print shows a map of Europe at the time of World War I with each country

depicted as caricatures of their military, attitudes, or customs,

in some cases as civilians or animals, for instance,

England is represented by a military officer astride

a small bulldog with a venomous snake striking from behind,

also with numerous battleships in tow;

Russia is depiced as a large bear surrounded by scenes of civil strife

as it attacks a lion and a double-headed eagle representing Austria;

France is a soldier fleeing the large bullets coming from Germany who is depicted

as a mountain climber with a fierce eagle.

Spain may be a dozing soldier or political figure

and Portugal is a soldier listening for the sounds of war;

Italy is a reclining semi-nude female figure;

a scimitar, moon, and star represent the middle eastern region

Hamburg : Lith. Druck u. Verlag von Graht & Kaspar, Hamburg 6. 1. 7788

Printed on lower right: "Ges. geschützt."

1915

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Sinking British ships HOGUE ABOUKIR  sunk German raider U9 Weddingen

Sinking of British ships, HOGUE and ABOUKIR.

Ships sunk by the noted German raider U-9, commanded by Capt. Weddingen,

with inset photo of Capt. Lt. Otto Eduard Weddingen, 1880-1915.

1914 Dec. 4.

George Grantham Bain Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Deutsche Kriegsausstellung Germany poster affiche WW1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18 mondiale

Deutsche Kriegsausstellung ...

Ausstellungshallen am Zoo

Poster shows a German soldier standing guard by a collection of military gear and weapons, including a helmet, sword, shield, armor, flag, cannon balls, and a cannon mounted on a caisson.

Text announces a war exhibit arranged by the German Red Cross Associations,

opening January 1916 at the Exhibition Halls am Zoo (Berlin).

Orlik, Emil, 1870-1932, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Berlin : Kunstanstalt Weylandt

1915

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Erstürmung des Friedhofs von Kum Kaleh druch die türkischen Truppen in der Schlacht

Erstürmung des Friedhofs von Kum Kaleh druch die türkischen Truppen in der Schlacht

vom 25 und 26 April 1915

Dardanellen Kum Kaleh

1915 ;

George Lebrecht für die Leipziger "Illustrirte Zeitung."

George Lebrecht  - artist

Print shows soldiers advancing under fire at night on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Deutsche Ausstellung, Sparsame Baustoffe. Ausstellungshallen am Zoo Germany poster affiche WW1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18 mondiale

Deutsche Ausstellung, Sparsame Baustoffe. Ausstellungshallen am Zoo,

16. November bis 22 Dezbr

Poster shows a money box and coins in front of an Ionic column.

Text announces an exhibit in Berlin of economical building materials.

Gipkens, Julius E. F., 1883-, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Berlin : Kunstanstalt v. Wilhelm Grev

1916

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

Die Kunst im Krieg Germany poster affiche WW1 guerre 1914 1918 14 18 mondiale

Die Kunst im Krieg

Poster shows a large Roman helmet.

Text announces an exhibition "Art in War" in Berlin. Location, dates, and entrance fee are given.

Scheurich, Paul, 1883-1945, artist

Rehse Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik, DLC, former owner

Berlin : Hollerbaum & Schmidt,

1916.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

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