Large colour lithograph in 8 pieces [section 6 missing], depicting a Free Trade Shop selling all sorts of imported goods, with an unemployed British workman standing outside being addressed by a wealthy German, a member of the Cobden Club. Artist: Unknown Printer: Percival Jones Ltd Publiher: Imperial Tariff Committee Place of Production: Birmingham Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Large colour lithograph in 8 pieces [section 6 missing], depicting a Free Trade Shop selling all sorts of imported goods, with an unemployed British workman standing outside being addressed by a wealthy German, a member of the Cobden Club. Artist: Unknown Printer: Percival Jones Ltd Publiher: Imperial Tariff Committee Place of Production: Birmingham Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Large colour lithograph in 8 pieces [section 6 missing], depicting a Free Trade Shop selling all sorts of imported goods, with an unemployed British workman standing outside being addressed by a wealthy German, a member of the Cobden Club. Artist: Unknown Printer: Percival Jones Ltd Publiher: Imperial Tariff Committee Place of Production: Birmingham Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Lithographs showing Brittania sitting alone in a stagecoach named Free Trade; 1846 on the road to Prosperity, waiting to be joined by the figures representing Germany, France, Austria, USA, Switzerland and Russia which are standing on a hill behind the coach. The accompanying picture shows the foreign nationals sharing a car called Protection; 1910, also on the road to Prosperity, leaving the stagecoach far behind. Artist: Unknown Printer: McCorquodale and Co Ltd Publisher: Printer Place of Production: London Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
This poster demonstrates by the use of six long drawings, which stretch across the whole poster, the hierarchy of the organisation of Soviet Power. The bottom picture shows a small hut with only several people in it alongside a drawing of the virtually untouched rural scene. This scene develops and changes through the next five pictures until the top. This top picture shows the same small building as a large, ornate building with a speaker preaching to a large assembled crowd, while the side scene has gone from countryside to a highly developed urban setting. Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
This poster shows two men planting a tree, one holding the tree and the other digging the ground. This painting is on a white background and is in different shades of blue. The poster has writing both above and below the image and at the top is an emblem of a snake curled around a chalice. Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
This poster is the front cover of the Newspaper/Gazette, Rosta. Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
This poster displays numerous pie charts describing party composition at a regional level. Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Text broadsheet listing the decree, with a numerical table underneath. Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Soviet poster collected by the Labour Delegation to Russia. \nNews poster for members of the Red Army; in the centre of the poster is a picture of Leon Trotsky. Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
This poster demonstrates the composition of the Scmarslovo Soviet by using numerous colourful drawings, pie charts and bar and line graphs spread over the poster. Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
A peasant in bright clothing to the left of the poster, is hit by a huge fist from the right. The background shows the Russian countryside under a yellow sky. Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Painting of a woman (centre) bending over a covered crib (left), with a covered jar and bottle in the foreground (right). In the centre of the picture, the caption is partially obscured by six large flies, realistically painted. Artist: Printer: Mospoligraf Publisher: Gosmedizdat Place of Production: Moscow Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Chart showing the vitamin content of various fruits and berries, including cherries, oranges, lemons, apples, peas, etc. with a warning that children will not grow and develop properly without them. Artist: Printer: Mospoligraf Publisher: Gosmedizdat Place of Production: Moscow Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Still life of bread, nuts, wheat, and honey, with title banner above image, and a chart below, showing the vitamin content of various foods. Artist: Printer: Mospoligraf Publisher: Gosmedizdat Place of Production: Moscow Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Banner title above a still life of the foods described, with a basic chart below indicating the vitamin content of eggs, cheese, fish oil, etc. Printer:Mospoligraf Publisher: Gosmedizdat Place of Production: Moscow Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Two sepia illustrations, the first showing a breat-feeding mother with a cloth wrapped around her nose and mouth; the second showing a mother pushing another woman away from the baby on her lap. Artist: Printer:Mospoligraf Publisher: Gosmedizdat Place of Production: Moscow Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Two panels side by side illustrate some dangerous items which can injure children. The first panel, Don't let small children play with sharp objects! shows a sword, pins, a knife, fork, scissors, etc. The second, Many children die each year from these, shows seeds, buttons, matchstocks, feathers, etc. Artist: Printer:Mospoligraf Publisher: Gosmedizdat Place of Production: Moscow Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
A collection of posters drawn from four different collections held at LSE archives. The ‘Political and Tariff Reform Posters’ series includes a selection of political posters produced by various British political parties and the Tariff Reform League from 1892 – 1910. The ‘London County Council Election 1907’ series includes a selection of campaigning posters and papers produced for that election. The ‘British Labour Delegation to Russia’ series includes propaganda posters, papers, gazettes and newspaper articles collected by the Delegation during their visit to Soviet Russia in 1920. The ‘Russia Childcare Posters’ series includes posters produced by the Soviet Ministry of Health (Ministerstvo zdravookhraneniya) from 1930 – 1931, instructing parents on how to take care of their children’s health.
Five sepia illustrations relating to the proper way to cut a child's fingernails. In the first picture, a woman gnaws at the child's nails with her teeth. The next three small images illustrate good nail care. In the last picture, a mother cuts her child's fingers properly, with small nail scissors. Text captions beneath all images. Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Instructions for preparing juice from raw fruits in three stages, recommended for infants by the Doctors' Soviet. Banner top and bottom, three pictures illustrating the materials and technique running vertically down left, with instructions on right. Artist: Printer: Trud i tvorchestvo Publisher: Gosmedizdat? Place of Production: Moscow Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
A still life of a birch? basket filled with vegetables, including tomatoes, cauliflowers, potatoes, carrots, onions, etc. Banner above image, and chart below showing the vitamin levels of the various vegetables. Artist: Printer: Mospoligraf Publisher: Gosmedizdat Place of Production: Moscow Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Poster explaining how to extract juice from raw vegetables, as recommended by the Doctors' Soviet for feeding infants. Four stages of preparation illustrated on the left, text instructions given on the right. Artist: Printer: Trud i tvochestvo Publisher: Gosmedizdat Place of Production: Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.
Two sepia-toned illustrations of the safest way to clean a baby's eyes and nose. Artist: Printer:Mospoligraf Publisher: Gosmedizdat Place of Production: Moscow Note: For citation purposes check full catalogue reference indicated in Finding aids field.