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British Second World War recruitment poster by Abram Games.
In December 1941, the British Parliament passed the National Service Act, which required unmarried women between 20 and 30 to join one of the auxiliary services.
The ATS was the Second World War equivalent of the WAAC and would later go on to merge with the WRAC on 1 February 1949.
Abram Games (1914-1996) was one of the most influential graphic designers of the twentieth century. In a career spanning six decades, he designed posters and advertising for clients such as Shell, Guinness, British Airways and the United Nations. In describing his role as a poster artist, he said, "I wind the spring and the public, in looking at the poster, will have that spring released in its mind."
British Second World War cautionary poster by Abram Games warns of the danger of careless talk. The poster depicts a man's head with mouth circled, soldiers lie dead below, a result of the man's carel
British Second World War cautionary poster by Abram Games warns of the danger of careless talk. The poster depicts a man's head with mouth circled, soldiers lie dead below, a result of the man's carel
British Second World War poster by Abram Games. The poster appeals for blood donors. Graphic image of a Second World War Soldier's head and helmet. A red tube protuding from the text in the centre and
British Second World War poster by Abram Games. The poster appeals for blood donors. Graphic image of a Second World War Soldier's head and helmet. A red tube protuding from the text in the centre and
British Second World War recruitment poster aimed at women enlisting in the ATS. The ATS, or Auxiliary Territorial Service, was the women's branch of the British Army during the Second World War, with
Second World War British poster, designed by Abram Games, aims at encouraging the public to grow their own food. The poster depicts a table above a vegetable garden, with the legs of the table being t