EPHEMERA : POSTERS

Title

Wanted for Stealing Fishing Rights

Object Name

Political poster

Date Made

1971
1971

Place Made

Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast
Belfast

Description

Facsimile 'Wanted' poster with cartoon of a robber baron. Printed in black on a purple background. This was one of a number of posters produced by People’s Democracy as part of an attempt at political mobilisation in rural areas. In this instance the issue was ownership of fishing rights in Lough Neagh the Toome Eel Fishery Company is targeted as being ‘robber barons’.

Materials

paper

Place Collected

Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast
Belfast

Date Collected

1973
1973

Catalogue Number

BELUM.O526.1973

Copyright

National Museums NI