Catalogue Number
NMLH.1995.39.217
Object Name
Poster
Title
'Greet the Dawn: Give Labour It's Chance'
Place
UK
People
AS Merrith, Labour Party, Ramsay MacDonald
Events
Elections, 1923 General Election
Description
A man with raised arms faces the sunrise over a city skyline. There is a woman holding a baby behind him.
'Greet the Dawn: Give Labour It's Chance' was created by AS Merrith for the Labour Party's 1923 election campaign.
Labour won a record number of seats in the 1923 election. By joining with the Liberals, Ramsay MacDonald formed a minority government. Labour's programme was hampered as the economy slumped and their Liberal support vanished.
