Catalogue Number
NMLH.1994.168.354
Object Name
Poster
Title
Trade and The Empire
Date
1904
Description
Tariff Reform poster, "Trade and Empire", published by the Imperial Tariff Committee, around 1904
A destitute family sit on a hill above a dockyard. Figures representing major powers, including France, Germany and the United States of America, walk past with large sacks labelled with their country of import. Above them is a sign saying "Free Imports". Beneath the image reads, "Dumping!"
This poster is number 40 in a series, published by the Imperial Tariff Committee in suport of protectionist Tariff Reform and agaisnt Free Trade.
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