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In 1944, the Ministry of Food Public Relations Division spent £600,000 on posters and other forms of publicity.
In 1944, the Ministry of Food Public Relations Division spent £600,000 on posters and other forms of publicity.
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The Ministry of Food Exhibition
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The Ministry of Food Exhibition
70 years on from the introduction of rationing but has our approach to food changed?
In 1940's britain rationing was an everyday reality.
The Ministry of Food produced many campaigns to advertise to people how to get the most out of the resources they had.
These posters and photographs show some of the messages that tried to encourage people and keep the spirits of the British public up during wartime.
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