EPHEMERA : POSTERS

Title: British Connection
Object Name: Political poster
Maker: Baird (Primary maker)
Date Made: 1973
1973
Place Made: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast
Belfast
Description: Poster issued by the Unionist Publicity Department in March 1973 to urge support for the British connection during the Referendum on the subject. Printed light and dark blue,red, yellow, and black on white, by W. & G. Baird, Antrim. This poster was produced by the Ulster Unionist Party at the time of the border poll referendum. The poster was intended to encourage support for maintaining the link between Britain and Northern Ireland. Unusually the poster features two map images of Northern Ireland, one featuring a Northern Ireland flag symbol and the other a Union Flag.
Materials: paper
Place Collected
Date Collected: 1973
1973
Catalogue Number: BELUM.O148.1973
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