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Description: | 16075
whole: the image occupies the upper three-quarters, held within a black border. The title is separate and positioned in
the lower quarter, in red, set against a black background. The text is integrated and positioned across the top edge, in yellow. The badge
of the Canada Food Board is positioned upper left.
image: three-quarter length depictions of a husband and wife standing next to a table which is laden with bags and boxes of flour and
sugar. They look worriedly at the silhouette of a policeman visible through the blind at the window. A poster on the wall details the
punishments for people who hoard food.
text: Are YOU breaking the Law?
CANADA FOOD BOARD
S.O.S
CANADA FOOD BOARD ORDER
FOOD HOARDERS
Fines £100.00 to $1000.00 or 3 months Prison or Both
HOARDED FLOUR
HOARDED SUGAR
PATRIOTIC CANADIANS WILL NOT HOARD FOOD
HOWELL LITH. HAMILTON.
During the First World War, a combination of drought, poor harvests and the loss of agricultural workers to the armed
forces badly effected Canadian agricultural production. In response The Canada Food Board was formed with the aims of increasing food
production, persuading civilians to grow their own crops and discouraging the hoarding of food.
Besides issuing a series of posters, the Canada Food Board produced recipe books (see PST 12503) and established work programmes, such as
‘Soldiers of the Soil’ (see PST 12507). | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | empire / commonwealth emblems eating / drinking women / womens work civilian personnel Costume and fashion CA.O Canada Food Board Police agriculture / food WW1 Canadian Home Front | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Howell Lithographic, Hamilton | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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