The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
This drawing is a view of a recruiting depot in Damascus operated by the Hedjaz Forces, who were allies with the British in Syria during the First World War. The viewer is positioned below street level, a cross section of wall occupies the bottom quarter of the composition. Above this, a long white building is placed in the centre, with shaded figures in a small structure to the left, and a horse and partial view of a large building with a tower to the right. A row of trees sit behind the buildings, with pink hills in the distance.
British recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. This is an extremely unusual poster, as it has no title, or indeed, text. Additionally, it is a photograph, as opposed t
British recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (poster No. 103). This is a text-based poster only, with no images. The title, printed in yellow ink, occupies the upper
British First World War recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (poster No. 103). This is a text-based poster only, with no images. The title, printed in yellow ink, occ
Victorian recruiting poster, using the motif of a telegram sent by 'The Allies' in Europe to the men of Australia. The telegram requests: 'Fifty Thousand Men Same as Splendid Samples already here...
Figures in coats and heavy clothing working in the fields. Two figures stand in a horse-drawn cart and one figure is raking soil to the right of the cart. The entire composition is framed by the fen
Four male, unidentified figures sit in a room with wooden board walls, smoking cigarettes. All are wearing long overcoats. The two foreground figures sit facing toward the viewer, although their gaz