The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A Second World War recruitment poster by Canadian commercial artist Eric Aldwinckle. This design depicts a man on a motorcycle in the foreground that is balanced on its back wheel, in front of two additional men on motorbikes. They are superimposed over an image of a charging knight on horseback, likening Canada's modern army to historical and romanticised battles.
United States Navy First World War recruitment poster. In the foreground, a Naval recruit is telling a civilian to stop reading about the war, rather to 'make it' by enlisting. The two figures are sta
Famous American First World War recruitment poster by James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960) featuring Uncle Sam, a symbol of America (the unity of State and Nation, as well as white supremacy). He is wea
Canadian Second World War poster that aims to promote the importance of munitions workers, particularly for the role in the production of aircraft. The poster depicts a man working on a lathe in the f
A Second World War recruitment poster by Ian McCowan for the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS). The poster depicts the head and shoulders of an Australian infantryman in the foreground. An empty
Australian First World War recruitment poster. Depicts soldiers lined up with a space reserved for "a fit man". It plays on the viewer's patriotic sense of duty. Recruitment posters were prevalent in
Australian First World War recruitment poster. This poster was part of the First World War Australian Government Recruiting Kit. Depicts a group of armed German soldiers threatening a young man pinned
