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 : Rationing. An illustration depicting a crowd of people of all ages


Rationing

An illustration depicting a crowd of people of all ages, some carrying babies, a daunting statue of a warrior stands in the background. The image was accompanied with a quote, They were promised the earth, and are given potato tickets. Painted by an Australian war artist, this indicates that the people are suffering a consequence of war

Picture No
13749475
Media ID
45155385
Size
3144px x 4403px (5.4MB)
Credit
© CLM Archive Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Illustration from Colour Magazine Volume 5 August 1916, by William Henry Dyson (1880-1938)
Date
circa 1916

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Consequence Daunting Dyson Indicates Potato Promised Quote Rationing Suffering


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