politics
Winston Churchill – medical note for unlimited alcohol drinking
Details: The future British prime minister and World War II leader Winston Churchill got a doctor’s note in January 1932 which claimed he could drink an unlimited quantity of alcohol …
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Join, or Die drawing 1754 political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin
Details: Join, or Die is 1754 political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin. The cartoon is showing a snake cut into eighths, with each segment labeled with the initials of one of the …
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Treaty of Paris 1783 historical document, war, peace, art print
Description: Treaty of Paris signed in the 1783 was one of the most important historical documents. This treaty was executed between representatives of the United States, Britain, France, and Spain. …
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Slavery Abolition Act 1833 historical document page poster
Description: Single page of the original Slavery Abolition Act published 1833. This Act initiated the cessation of slave ownership. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating …
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Rights of Man by Thomas Paine 1791 vintage title page poster
Description: Title page of the original 1791 edition of “Rights of Man” by Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine’s tract is one of the most famous documents because it set the stage …
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Magna Carta Libertatum medieval document manuscript poster
Description: Magna Carta Libertatum (Great Charter of Freedoms) is sometimes referred to as the Magna Charta. This charter was signed by a hesitant King John in 1215, establishing a basis for …
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Communist Manifesto page handwritten by Karl Marx, art print
Description: Only surviving page from the first draft of the Manifesto, handwritten by Karl Marx, about the 1847. This text establishes the foundational principles of contemporary communism. During the peak of …
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Karl Marx papers, Das Kapital manuscript, communist poster
Description: Das Kapital (Capital: A Critique of Political Economy) book manuscript by Karl Marx, 1860s. Image is based on the real Karl Marx papers. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file …
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Guy Debord – Society of the Spectacle first edition cover poster
Description: Guy Debord “Society of the Spectacle” book the first English edition cover, 1970. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and other …
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We Buy Things We Don’t Need – Fight Club quote poster
Description: Anti-consumerism street-art poster with the famous quote from novel by Chuck Palahniuk and portrait of Edward Norton from 1999 “Fight Club” film. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can …
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Stop Buying Shi(r)t You Don’t Need – anti-consumerism street art
Description: “Stop Buying Shi(r)t You Don’t Need” – vintage anti-consumerism street-art photo. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and other wall art …
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Don’t Buy It If You Don’t Need It – vintage anti-consumerism poster
Description: “If you don’t need it … don’t buy it” – 1941 Canadian propaganda poster by the Wartime Information Board. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for …
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Beware We Never Forget Sabotage, IWW, Anarchy Cat poster
Description: Vintage 1900s “Beware We Never Forget Sabotage” iconic protest poster by IWW (Industrial Workers of the World). Poster depicting “wild cat” which is recognised as one of the main …
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Death to all who stands in the way of freedom for working people
Description: Russian Civil War era banner for Revolutionary Insurrectionary Army of the Ukraine led by Nestor Makhno also known as Black Army. Text in Ukrainian is: “Death to all who …
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Anarchists of Chicago poster – Haymarket Riot, Walter Crane art
Description: Vintage “The Anarchists of Chicago” cover art with engraving by by Walter Crane. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and other …
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