Dig for victory

Place Europe: United Kingdom
Accession Number ARTV01528
Collection type Art
Measurement Sheet: 76 cm x 51 cm
Object type Poster
Physical description offset lithograph on paper
Maker H.M. Stationery Office
Ministry of Agriculture
Weiner, J
Place made United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made c. 1939-1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

British Second World War poster advertising the Dig for Victory campaign. With German U-Boats in the North Atlantic and Channel making trade difficult, British people were encouraged to turn their backyards into productive gardens.