A proper gander indeed...

January 4, 2005 10:53 PM

Cool collection of British WWII era propaganda posters (apologies if this has been posted before, search didn't find it). Includes recruitment posters & general morale building posters, among other categories, including some that the U.S. may wish to license for repurpose in the future.
posted by jonson (17 comments total)

Wow. So $5 is a small price to pay to be a tool edkeaysmith.
posted by arse_hat at 11:09 PM on January 4, 2005

Thanks for producing such a great blog in 2004.

Hi Ed, and thank you kindly for your post. How / where do I sign up ASAP for whatever it is you're promoting?

Looking forward to doing business with you!

Mike Augustine
posted by DuoJet at 11:15 PM on January 4, 2005

Man, that's a shame. I thought it was kind of a cool post, and that fucker had to ruin it. I hope anyone who does business with Ed Keay Smith can turn a blind eye to his repeated convictions for fraud & spousal abuse.
posted by jonson at 11:20 PM on January 4, 2005

Great Posters! I snagged them for my collection. Thanks
posted by joelf at 11:34 PM on January 4, 2005

Propaganda posters from Soviet Union, Czech, Poland, and Cuba.
posted by wrongbutton at 11:39 PM on January 4, 2005

In-country US posters dealing with the war effort and, beginning with image 98, venereal disease. Buy war bonds and use prophylaxis!
posted by cmyk at 11:58 PM on January 4, 2005

My favourite war poster ever. (Snapped in Sydney - Apologies for the poor quality)

posted by seanyboy at 12:29 AM on January 5, 2005

Cancergiggles - hands in air - joins MeFi Stazi - requests banning, castration, disemboweling and then some really nasty things for edkeaysmith.
posted by Cancergiggles at 1:24 AM on January 5, 2005

Stefan Landsberger's Chinese Propaganda Poster Pages, The Propaganda Remix Project, and Propaganda in the Internet Age were posted here before, I think. Maybe. Anyway, there they are again (?).
posted by pracowity at 1:46 AM on January 5, 2005

I absolutely love, LOVE this stuff!
posted by Mayor Curley at 3:10 AM on January 5, 2005

[this is good]
posted by ChrisR at 5:46 AM on January 5, 2005

All the online remixing of American war propaganda posters over the last couple of years or so has really made me tired of this whole concept, even though I find many of these visually appealing.

Great link, I just wish I wasn't so soured on them. Damn you, Something Awful!
posted by briank at 5:55 AM on January 5, 2005

Great links everyone. I teach history and websites like these are gold for me, instant Powerpoints that the students love and are great for class discussion. I especially like the ones that show the links between sex and war. Thanks.
posted by LarryC at 11:13 AM on January 5, 2005

jonson, you trendsetter, you - the first post to attract your own spammer!
Great links, thanks.
posted by madamjujujive at 11:19 AM on January 5, 2005

A bit belated, but great links. Thanks.
posted by arse_hat at 11:21 AM on January 5, 2005

seanyboy: If you'd like a better version, you can buy reprints. (And yes, I like that one too.)

Also, the National Archives (US) had a WWII poster exhibit that you can view online.
posted by pmurray63 at 12:53 PM on January 5, 2005

I'll bet a reprint of this (LarryC's "war" link) would sell pretty well.

Great post!
posted by languagehat at 1:26 PM on January 5, 2005