Posters
A poster is a temporary promotion of an idea, product, or event put up in a public space for mass consumption. Typically, posters include both textual and graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly text. Posters are designed to be both eye-catching and informative. Posters may be used for many purposes. They are a frequent tool of advertisers (particularly of events, musicians, and films), propagandists, protestors, and other groups trying to communicate a message. Posters are also used for reproductions of artwork, particularly famous works, and are generally low-cost compared to the original artwork. The …
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24 May 2022 English
British Society, 1939-1951 contains records from collections such as: Records of central government departments and ministries; Records of Local Organizations and Wartime Bodies; Collections of government propaganda. Users can browse, …
document types: - Advertisements, Pamphlets and Posters - Film and Broadcast Transcripts - Letters and …
24 May 2022
During the Second World War, the British government commissioned a range of advertising campaigns to be circulated in newspapers and other publications, promoting various schemes, initiatives, and public information notices. …
LJMU: Liverpool John Moores University · 7 December 2018 English
A good deal has been made of the fact that amongst the numerous volumes which are the official History of the Second World War, the Ministry of Information (MoI) is …
notorious first poster campaign. In September 1939 posters declaring “Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your …
UEA: University of East Anglia · 1 January 2018 English
even old friends might not be trusted. As historian Jo Fox has pointed out, the “careless talk” posters produced a tension between making the public feel they could trust that they were all in it together …
historian Jo Fox has pointed out, the “careless talk” posters produced a tension between making the public feel … like no one could be trusted. In this way the posters were peculiarly at risk of undermining the very …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
within and outside Poland, the distribution of posters and support for emigre groups were strongly criticised …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
our programme. On request Ockenden can supply posters, leaflets, lapel stickers and collecting boxes …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
military law as it concerned women were published on posters and stalls. The subject was also one of the few …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
Czechoslovakia. A small exhibition of theatre posters by the Czechoslovak artist Cestmir Pechr was shown …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
Complicity of Soviet Union clear. Martial law posters printed there, also other evidence. (c) Afghanistan … Government's action was clear. It was known that posters proclaiming martial law had been printed in the …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
extra time for political activists to put up bill posters etc). 7. A similar restriction was the cutting …
