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This vertical rectangular political poster features a bold, three-color design consisting of red, black, and white. The background of the poster is a vibrant red. The text is centered and uses a mix of blocky, sans-serif typefaces in varying sizes and colors. At the top, the words "when you" appear in lowercase black letters, followed by the word "VOTE" in large, capitalized black letters. Below this, the word "Communist" is written in a large, bold, darker font, followed by "you vote for" in smaller lowercase black letters. The bottom of the poster prominently features the words "Friendship with RUSSIA" in a tall, off-white, condensed font. The layout is clean and typographic, with no illustrations or additional graphic elements.

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Title
When you vote Communist you vote for friendship with Russia
Creator
David S. Smith Ltd.-Hatton Garden, E.C. 1, publisher
Published
Great Britain, 1945
Full Collection Name
British political campaign posters and broadsides, circa 1935-circa 1945s
Project Name
War Posters
Other Identifiers
BANC PIC 2005.006:039--D
Subject (Topic)
Government information
Miscellaneous: Political movements
Great Britain
Political posters, English
Type
Image
Extent
1 print (poster);;74 x 50 cm
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
Published by Communist Party, King Street, London, W.C.2: According to accompanying pink card: "Post War Election"
Part of: British political campaign posters
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Image description generated by AI (Gemini 3.0 Fast) and reviewed, February 2026 .

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