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| Blighty and Sea Pie > Sea-Pie > June 1917 > (10) Page 36 - Services |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74466023 |
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| Description | Services' by J. Simpson. This cartoon shows a British soldier in full uniform, walking arm-in-arm with a British sailor in full uniform. Both look like they are singing cheerfully. The sailor carries a kit-bag, while the soldier carries a rifle over his shoulder with a German helmet hung on the end of the barrel. The caption simply reads 'THE SERVICES' While wartime cartoons were primarily designed to amuse and entertain, they could also be used for propaganda purposes, to maintain British morale and justify the continuation of the war. In some cases the propaganda might involve mocking or belittling Germany. In other cases, as in this cartoon, it might involve promoting the courage and determined optimism of the British forces. |
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| Description | 'Sea-Pie' magazine was founded to raise funds for authorised naval charities. The first issue appeared on 23 June 1917, priced one shilling. The magazine typically contained short stories, poems, cartoons, and paintings and drawings, often on a nautical theme. |
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| Shelfmark | 6.88 |
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| Description | Editions of 'Blighty' (1917, 1918) and 'Sea Pie' (1917-1919), First World War magazines with pictures, stories, poems and humour. 'Blighty' was sent free to the men at the front and in the fleet. Profits from sales of 'Sea Pie' went to help sailors and their families. |
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