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Keep calm and carry on original poster3/19/2024 ![]() After the war, all the posters in storage were turned into pulp because of paper shortages from the war.Ĭrownfolio at Quad Royal mentioned in his blog that this poster was created in the event there was a massive air bombing strike against Britain from Germany. But because the other two were not well received by the public, and Germany never made a land invasion, the posters remained in storage. ![]() The third of the posters, ‘Keep Calm,’ was kept in storage, hidden, just in case Britain’s worst possible scenario happened: Germany invaded Britain. In the end, the posters were ridiculed by the press, and disconnected the King from his people. ![]() The first two were widely distributed and posted throughout England. Three posters were developed, each on a bold background and bearing the crown of King George VI: Freedom is in Peril Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution Will Bring Us Victory and Keep Calm and Carry On. Great Britain didn’t want to re-open the office, signaling to the public that there would be another war. The Ministry of Information, which dealt with censorship and propaganda previously, had been closed just after the First World War. Great Britain sees war is inevitable, and begins coining phrases in secret for propaganda posters to help maintain morale in the event of war. Bought I’ve found out that the message on the tin definitely is. I even succumbed to purchasing this tea tin at a TJMAXX. But I didn’t know much about the phrase, other than it was being plastered on anything and everything imaginable. I knew it was some sort of propaganda poster. And until very recently, I didn’t understand where the message on all of these products was coming from. While I like the original poster, most of the others annoy me. ![]() There’s something about all of the recent (and not so recent) ‘Keep Calm’ posters and other memorabilia floating around the internet and stores. ![]()
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