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With Violets Wreathed and Robe of Saffron Hue, John William Godward, oil on canvas, 1902

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"Now we will speak German!", patriotic postcard depicting Otto von Bismarck talking to Jules Favre and Adolphe Thiers during peace negotiations in 1871, issued both to commemorate the German victory in the Franco-Prussian War and to boost morale in the renewed conflict with France, c. 1915

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Postcards commemorating the Imperial Couple's state visit to the Ottoman Empire in October to November 1898, with Emperor Wilhelm II and Empress Augusta Victoria touring Istanbul, Palestine and Syria and dedicating the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer; made by Friedrich Perlberg (1848-1921), c. 1898

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"Forest is life", poster promoting the UN's International Year of Forests, intended to raise environmental awareness and support for the management, protection and sustainable development of forests for the benefit of the current and future generations; made by Hans Erni (1909-2015), 2011

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"From vulture to Meier", antisemitic postcard from the time of the German Empire, depicting a vulture's evolution into a stereotypical Jew, thus ascribing a vulture-like nature to the Jews, c. 1901

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US poster promoting material conservation in the industry sector as one of the ways to support the war effort and defeat the enemy, personified by the heavily caricaturized character of Tokio Kid; made by Jack Campbell (1896-1961) for the Douglas Aircraft Company, 1944

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"Don't miss your great opportunity.. / The Navy needs you in the WAVES", US recruitment poster for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), a female branch of the US Navy Reserve created to free up more men for combat duty by replacing them with women in various support roles, 1944

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"I'd rather be with them than waiting", US recruitment poster promoting the Women's Army Corps, established to allow women to support the war effort in various non-combat roles, 1942

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