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Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943 D13079

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Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943

A full-length portrait of a man and boy as they model Utility underwear: 12 year old boy's wool and cotton vest (costing 5/8 and 2 coupons), wool and cotton trunks (costing 4/10 and 5 coupons) and wool and cotton socks (costing 2/7 and 1 coupon); man's interlock cotton vest (costing 2/3 and 4 coupons), interlock cotton short pants (costing 2/3 and 4 coupons) and wool socks (costing 2/7 and 2 coupons).

The UK Ministry of Information was established in 1939, at the outbreak of World War II. It was responsible for coordinating and controlling all government information and propaganda, both within the UK and abroad. The Ministry of Information was created to help the government communicate with the public and to ensure that important information was disseminated effectively. It was also responsible for managing the media and censoring certain types of information that might be harmful to morale or national security. The Ministry of Information played a crucial role in shaping public opinion during the war, and it worked closely with other government departments to develop and implement a range of propaganda campaigns. The Ministry of Information was dissolved in 1946, following the end of World War II.

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12 year old human males boys wearing socks boys underwear eric joysmith fashion in 1943 men wearing socks mens underwear ministry of information second world war official collection standing boys standing men uk government artistic works world war ii home front in the united kingdom great britain group group of people sport event 1940s fashion 1940 s full length portrait
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1943
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UK Ministry of Information

United Kingdom's ministry of information Second World War official collection
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Imperial War Museums
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12 year old human males boys wearing socks boys underwear eric joysmith fashion in 1943 men wearing socks mens underwear ministry of information second world war official collection standing boys standing men uk government artistic works world war ii home front in the united kingdom great britain group group of people sport event 1940s fashion 1940 s full length portrait