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Bristol's Army Blood Transfusion Service, February 1944 D18549
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Bristol's Army Blood Transfusion Service, February 1944
A busy scene Colston Avenue in Bristol, showing pedestrians and vehicles going about their daily business. The statue of Edmund Burke has been covered in boards publicising the Ministry of Information blood donation campaign. Along with an illustration of a wounded serviceman and the dates of the campaign, the poster includes the words: "Enrol as a blood donor for the Second Front". In the background, the large warehouse buildings of Thos. Reynolds and Sons Ltd, a builders' merchant and iron monger and E Taylor and Sons Ltd, a leather merchant, can be seen. In addition, to the left of the photograph, is the large Bristol and West Building Society. Behind the warehouse buildings, the tower of St Stephen's Church on Corn Street is also clearly visible. Parked beside the statue is a blood transfusion van, which has a map on the rear which illustrates "Where your blood goes".
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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