Collection of 23 posters

Collection of 23 posters, wallcharts etc. concerning agricultural machinery, food production, and pest control, 1960-1985.

1 poster, colour. photographic reproductions. Cymbush Insecticida Piretroide, ICI insecticide. [insects and cropspraying]. printed in England by Dramrite Printers Limited, 76 x 50.8 cm.

1 poster

1986

1 wallchart, colour. 'Acres per head of Population' / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, [c1962], 'Freedom from Hunger' campaign. [diagram of land cultivated, unable to be cultivated, etc] 49 x 69 cm.

1 wallchart

1962

1 wallchart, colour. 'Expected Population Growth' / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, [c1962], 'Freedom from Hunger' campaign. [barchart comparing populations of continents, world population 3,000 million in 1960, 6,000 million estimated population for 2000 A.D.] 49 x 69 cm.

1 wallchart

1962

1 wallchart, colour. 'World Population from 1830 to 1962' / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, [c1962], 'Freedom from Hunger' campaign. [graph: 1,000 million population in 1830; 2,000 million population in 1930; 3,000 million population in 1960] 49 x 69 cm.

1 wallchart

1962

1 poster, colour photographic reproductions. 'Pirimor works with nature to control aphids' / ICI Plant Protection Division, [c1980]. [seven beneficial insects - lacewing, ladybird, honey bees etc., and aphids] 69.5 x 48.8 cm.

1 poster

1980

1 poster

1 poster

1975

1 poster

1 poster

1965

1 poster

1 poster

1965

1 poster

1 poster

1965

1 poster

1 poster

1965

1 poster

1 poster

1965

1 poster, colour photographic reproduction. 'Insect Pests of Cotton, Insecticides for control of Cotton Pests' / ICI, [c1980] [text in French; 12 pests shown in larval and adult stages with resulting crop damage] 81 x 50.5 cm.

1 poster

1980

1 poster, colour photographic reproduction. 'Insect Pests of Cotton, Insecticides for control of Cotton Pests' / ICI, [c1980] [12 pests shown in larval and adult stages, with resulting crop damage] 81 x 50.5 cm.

1 poster

1980

1 poster, colour photographic reproduction. 'Insect Pests of Cotton, Insecticides for control of Cotton Pests' / ICI, [c1980] [text in Arabic, 12 pests shown in larval and adult stages, with resulting crop damage] 81 x 50.5 cm.

1 poster

1980

1 poster, colour photographic reproduction. 'Pests of stored products' / ICI Plant Protection Division, Fernhurst, Haslemere, Surrey. [c1980] [scaled drawings of 15 pests shown in larval and adult stages, promoting 'Actellic' pesticide] 67.8 x 99.5 cm.

"Pests of stored products" poster

1980

1 poster, colour photographic reproduction. 'The Quiet Revolution in Tractor Transmission' / David Brown Tractors Ltd., printed in England by Petty & Sons, Leeds, [c1978] [diagram of David Brown Hydra transmission, tractors moving loads, ploughing etc.] 30" x 40", 76.3 x 101.7 cm.

1 poster

1978

1 poster, colour photographic reproduction. 'New Ford Series 10 - tractors to be relied on' / Ford, [c1985] [row of seven tractors, models 3610 to 7610, lined up in a field, sunset red sky] 76 x 101.6 cm. (another copy as /20.)

1 poster

1985

1 poster, colour photographic reproduction. 'New Ford Series 10 - tractors to be relied on' / Ford, [c1985] [row of seven tractors, models 3610 to 7610, lined up in a field, sunset red sky] 76 x 101.6 cm. (another copy as /19.)

1 poster

1985

1 poster, colour. 'Perkins History of Power in Agriculture' / Art Department, Perkins Engines Limited, 1965, printed by Balding + Mansell, [Wisbech?], England, information researched by Tom Gilling, MIAgrE. [vignettes of pioneers of agriculture, human power of yesteryear, power implements of today, anotated drawings of traction engine, tractor hydraulics and engine, harvester] 62 x 109.2 cm.

1 poster

1965

1 poster, half-tone and single colour reproduction. 'A Shell picture story, Making the Earth Produce More Food' / Shell International Petroleum Company Limited, 1963, printed by George Reynolds Limited, London E1 [old and new methods of farming and research] 72.5 x 96.5 cm.

A Shell picture story, Making the Earth Produce More Food

1963

1 poster, colour photographic reproduction. 'Britain's Contributions to Agriculture' / Central Office of Information, British Information Services, distributed by the ... Freedom from Hunger Campaign, London, printed by Clarke & Sherwell Ltd., Northampton for HM Stationery Office. [c1962] [Agricultural research in Britain: plants, machinery, soil, livestock; irrigation in Rhodesia, pest control in Nigeria, farming college in Kenya, community development in Bechuanaland [Botswana], World Training Centre, Trinidad; aiding agricultural development to help increase food production and raise standards of living] 75 x 100 cm.

1 poster

1962

Details

Category:: Art

Object Number:: 1986-1381

type:: posters

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