Rationing means a fair share for us all

Accession No.: 07_01_000021

Title: Rationing means a fair share for us all

Artist: Roese, Herbert

Issuing Agency: United States. Office of Price Administration

Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office

Date: 1943

Genre: War posters

Extent: 1 print (poster) : color

Description: Two pictures illustrate the outcome of a trip to the butcher with and without rationing. The top picture, captioned "without rationing," shows a woman leaving with several wrapped packages while a second woman looks stunned as the butcher apologetically holds a single chop. The lower picture, captioned "with rationing," shows the smiling butcher standing between two women each holding a ration book and a single wrapped package.

Notes: U.S. Government Printing Office : 1943--O-523856

Period: World War, 1939-1945

Subjects: Consumer rationing; Food supply; Butcher shops

BPL Department: Print Department

Rights: Public Domain