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World War, 1914-1918 - Blockades

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  • A British manufacturer is painting advertising boards inscribed "Made in Canada", "Made in England" and "Made in the British Empire", while a board saying "Made in Germany" is consigned to a garbage can; representing the embargo on German trade in British territories in World War I. Drawing by A.G. Racey, 191-.
  • A stout lady holding a broom inscribed 'the Navy' and wearing a helmet inscribed 'Britannia' is sweeping German merchant ships and warships away from the Atlantic and the Pacific. Drawing by A.G. Racey, 191-.
  • A sunken ship representing German commerce; a bearded skeleton next to it. Drawing by A.G. Racey, 191-.
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    A sunken ship representing German commerce; a bearded skeleton next to it. Drawing by A.G. Racey, 191-.

    Racey, A. G. (Arthur George), 1870-1941. | Date: 1910-1919 | Reference: 571973i
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    A British manufacturer is painting advertising boards inscribed "Made in Canada", "Made in England" and "Made in the British Empire", while a board saying "Made in Germany" is consigned to a garbage can; representing the embargo on German trade in British territories in World War I. Drawing by A.G. Racey, 191-.

    Racey, A. G. (Arthur George), 1870-1941. | Date: 1910-1919 | Reference: 571964i
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    A stout lady holding a broom inscribed 'the Navy' and wearing a helmet inscribed 'Britannia' is sweeping German merchant ships and warships away from the Atlantic and the Pacific. Drawing by A.G. Racey, 191-.

    Racey, A. G. (Arthur George), 1870-1941. | Date: 1910-1919 | Reference: 571959i
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