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British navy at war / Geo. Pulman & Sons, Ltd., Thayer St., London, W.1. – Vintage Print

British navy at war / Geo. Pulman & Sons, Ltd., Thayer St., London, W.1., [S.l. : s.n., 1915] — vintage poster
British navy at war / Geo. Pulman & Sons, Ltd., Thayer St., London, W.1., [S.l. : s.n., 1915]. Vintage poster from the World War I collection.

(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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British navy at war / Geo. Pulman & Sons, Ltd., Thayer St., London, W.1.

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Numbered "No. 1" and titled "British navy at war," this 1915 halftone poster presents the fleet and its admirals to the public. It was issued by Geo. Pulman & Sons of Thayer Street in London, part of a wartime wave of commercial posters that used photographs to build public confidence. In 1915 the Royal Navy was enforcing a blockade of Germany and guarding the sea lanes, work far less visible to civilians than the fighting on land. The poster's catalog subjects also list wartime communications, a reminder that these images were meant to carry the navy's story home.

Created / published[S.l. : s.n., 1915]
Medium1 photomechanical print (poster) : halftone ; 76 x 51 cm.
GenreWar posters British 1910-1920.Photomechanical prints 1910-1920.
NotesNo. 1. Title from item.
SubjectsWorld War, 1914-1918--Communications--Great Britain. Navies--British--1910-1920. Admirals--British--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,131 × 5,136 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi
Reference3_British_navy_at_war_G_1915

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