The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
British Second World War Ministry of Food poster. The poster depicts the cartoon character Potato Pete in a tank. Potato Pete was a character created for the Ministry of Food to advertise the use of potatoes in the place of bread as a source of carbohydrates. With bread in short supply due to the War and German U-Boats in the North Atlantic interrupting trade routes and sea lines, the British Government advised its citizens to use potatoes, a home-grown alternative.
British Second World War Potato Pete poster. The poster depicts Potato Pete in a tank. Potato Pete was a character created to advertise the use of potatoes in the place of bread as a source of carbohy
British Second World War Ministry of Food poster. The poster depicts the cartoon character Potato Pete as a parachutist. Potato Pete was a character created to advertise the use of potatoes in the pla
British Second World War Potato Pete poster. The poster depicts Potato Pete as a parachutist. Potato Pete was a character created to advertise the use of potatoes in the place of bread as a source of
British Second World War poster depicts a potato dressed as a Field Marshal taking the salute as ranks of potato soldiers, carrying forks, march past. 'Potato Pete' was the product of a campaign for h
British Second World War poster depicting a potato dressed as a soldier, with a fork and a rifle. 'Potato Pete' was one of the characters devised by the British Ministry of Food to encourage the publi
British Second World War poster depicts a potato dressed as a Field Marshal taking the salute as ranks of potato soldiers, carrying forks, march past. 'Potato Pete' was the product of a campaign for h
