Australia Is a Food Arsenal of the Allied World; We Must Share Our Food Accession Number: ARTV02123

Description

Australian Second World War poster depicting the importance of Australia's position in supplying Allied nations with food. The poster include an image of the globe with Australia and various Allied nations in red, with arrows pointing away from Australia, indicating where food is exported. Surrounding the image of the globe are different foodstuffs.

This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.

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Accession Number
ARTV02123
Publisher
Commonwealth Food Control
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 73.2 x 47.3 cm
Medium
photolithograph on paper
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated in 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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