Why bother about the Germans invading the country? Invade it yourself by Underground and motor-bus. Easter - 1915 / The Brothers Warbis designed printed by Spottiswoode Co. Ltd. London E.C. – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Why bother about the Germans invading the country? Invade it yourself by Underground and motor-bus. Easter - 1915 / The Brothers Warbis designed printed by Spottiswoode Co. Ltd. London E.C. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Why bother about the Germans invading the country? Invade it yourself by Underground and motor-bus. Easter - 1915 / The Brothers Warbis designed printed by Spottiswoode Co. Ltd. London E.C.
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Rather than an invading army, this 1915 poster shows children at play and joins its punning title to an invitation: "Invade it yourself" by Underground and motor-bus at Easter. With the war making continental travel impractical, the joke turns an alarming word into a holiday suggestion. Designed by the Warbis brothers and printed in London by Spottiswoode, it shows how transport publicity used bright color and wit to encourage Londoners to spend their free time exploring their own country during the war years.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 101 x 63 cm. |
| Notes | 70-1500-19-2-15. Title from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Social aspects--Great Britain. Children playing--England--1910-1920. Mass transit--England--London--1910-1920. Subways--England--London--1910-1920. Buses--England--London--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,015 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 393_Why_bother_about_the_Ge_1915 |
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