British Empire Union WWI poster

British Empire Union WWI poster

British Empire Union post-World War I poster. Text: "British Empire Union. "Once a German—always a German." 1914 to 1918. Never again! Remember! Every German employed means a British worker idle. Every German article sold means a British article unsold. British Empire Union : 346 Strand, London, W.C.2." Library of Congress description: "Poster showing caricatures of Germans, including wartime scenes of past violence, cruelty, and drunkenness, and then a charming German businessman of the day. Also a vignette of martyr Edith Cavell's grave and the caption, "1914 to 1918. Never again!" and an evocation of the MRS Lusitania sink.

Date: 1919 or early 1920s

Author: David Wilson ? poster (76 x 50 cm)