The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
During the Second World War, perhaps the most far-reaching effect of the war was rationing, central to which was food. With a reduction in food supplies, it became necessary to educate the population on the importance of a well-balanced diet. Posters such as this one were produced by entities such as the Ministry of Food (colloquially known as the 'Food Office') to help the general population better understand healthy eating practices such as what foods contained which vitamins, and the different effects on the body of eating certain foods.
British Second World War poster produced by the Ministry of Food depicting a mother carrying a basket of carrots, with her small daughter, waiting in a blackout, as a car speeds by. The poster was int
An American First World War poster issued by the United States Food Administration. The top half of the poster features a dramatic black and white depiction of a starving mother feeding her baby. Her