Rationing means a fair share for all of us

Title:: Rationing means a fair share for all of us
Description:: Two pictures illustrate the outcome of a trip to the grocer with and without rationing. The top picture, captioned "without rationing," shows a woman leaving with a case of canned goods and while an apologetic grocer gestures towards his empty shelves in response to a second woman's request. The lower picture, captioned "with rationing," shows the grocer standing in front of well-stocked shelves and handing each woman a single can.
Artist:: Roese, Herbert
Sponsor:: United States. Office of Price Administration
Date:: 1943
Format:: Posters
Prints
Genre:: War posters
Location:: Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):: Print Department Collection
Subjects:: Consumer rationing
Food supply
Grocery stores
World War, 1939-1945
Places:: United States
Extent:: 1 print (poster) : color
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