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MEAT ON SALE IN PARIS

Meat On Sale In Paris (1948)

Cheap meat sold at temporary stalls on streets of Paris to force butchers...

HEADLINES: SMALL LOAF

Headlines: Small Loaf (1946)

British newspaper headlines announce introduction of smaller loaf of...

IRELAND SENDS FOOD TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Ireland Sends Food To Czechoslovakia (1947)

Ireland sends meat to Czechoslovakia.

CLOTHES OFF RATION

Clothes Off Ration (1949)

Shoppers buy clothes without coupons + piles of surplus ration books at HM...

THE END OF SWEET RATIONING aka SWEETS OFF RATION

The End Of Sweet Rationing AKA Sweets Off Ration (1949)

Toddlers with faces covered in chocolate...

THE LATE LORD RHONDDA aka LORD RHONNDA

The Late Lord Rhondda AKA Lord Rhonnda (1918)

Shots of Lord Rhondda, food controller during World...

VEGETABLE RACKET STORY

Vegetable Racket Story (1945)

An early version of the farmers' market.

 

 

LA GUARDIA WHEAT

La Guardia Wheat (1946)

Mayor La Guardia looks on as wheat is prepared for famine relief. America.

INSIDE GATES OF SOVIET RUSSIA

Inside Gates Of Soviet Russia (1914-1919)

First pictures of peasant life in Soviet Russia since start of...

CANADA SHARES MEAT  aka CANADIAN LUNCHEON MEAT COUPONS

Canada Shares Meat AKA Canadian Luncheon Meat Coupons (1946)

Canadians give up meat coupons so...

GERMANY'S FOOD... THE TRUTH aka FOOD RATIONING IN GERMANY

Germany's Food... The Truth AKA Food Rationing In Germany (1946)

Cuts from newsreel 46/60 -...

ELECTRIC CAR IN 1940

Electric Car In 1940 (1940)

Footage of new electric car demonstrated.

THE COAL FAMINE

The Coal Famine (1917)

Distribution of coal supplies to the poor at depots in Bermondsey