3744 x 5616 px | 31,7 x 47,5 cm | 12,5 x 18,7 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
11 juin 2011
Lieu:
England
Informations supplémentaires:
Dig for victory placard encourging the British public to grow thier own vegetables. The Dig for Victory campaign was started in Britain at the start of World War II. The British government realised that the population would go hungry if the war was to last longer than a few months. Before World War II, Britain imported over 55 million tons of food a year, mainly from Canada and the USA. After the outbreak of war, merchant vessels, especially those coming across the Atlantic, became targets of the German navy and food imports were under threat. Additionally the merchant ships were needed to transport troops, munitions and aeroplanes. The campaign resulted in formal gardens, lawns and even sports pitches being changed into allotments, and everybody on the British home front was encouraged to become a vegetable gardener
