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Napier, V. M. C. “Ill-Judged Posters.” Times, 25 Sept. 1939.

Full colour front page showing a drawing of representatives of each military branch marching towards the viewer, holding the flags of the Allies.Black and white photograph showing three former Allied PoWs looking out of a plane window with joy.Poster, white text 'Keep Calm and Carry On' on a plain red backgroundDig for Victory poster showing the crops to be planted in different months of the yearCartoon poster showing a man sneezing without covering his mouth. Slogan: Coughs and sneezes spread diseases - trap the germs in your handkerchief.Image of shadowy hands holding a black diary. Don't keep a diary, it might get into the enemy's hands.Save Fuel for Battle: The husband who wasted the hot water. Depicts a man running a very full hot bath and shaving at a sink with the taps running, watched angrily by his wife.