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Food shortages, WW1London society finds that the only topic of conversation in 1918 is food, rationing and what there is available to eat. An illustration by Annie Fish to accompany the Letters of Eve gossip column in
Forager the puppy follows the smell of foodIn Full Cry -- Forager the puppy follows the smell of Irish stew, onions and potatoes, feeling very hungry. Date: 1912
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Inside Information" This is a time for everyone to stand together and hold firm." - Winston Churchill, The Prime Minister. Inside Information - a little girl out shopping for fish is slightly disappointed to
Little girl asking permission to start eating Date: circa 1911
Great Fire - Thessaloniki - Bakery Beseiged in aftermathA Bakery besieged by the hungry and homeless at Salonica, Greece, in the aftermath of the Great Fire that raged between 18th-19th August 1917
Young waif posing for an artist has no knowledge of lunchA Fact (mores the pity) Artist - " Oh, by the way, have you had your lunch?" Little Waif (posing for the first time) - " Whats that?" Date: 1895
Illustration for a Menu by Willette for Restaurant Tabarin, Monmartre, Paris, France. A host of hungry cherubim await delivery of the dish of the day, a luxuriant naked female
Three cats impatient for their fish supperThree furry moggies wait (im)patiently for their Fish Suppers... " Hurry Up Waiter!" Date: 1907
Hunger knows no armistice - Near East Relief. Poster showing a woman and children, cowering in distress. Date 1919
Nieder mit dem Bolschewismus. Bolschewismus bringt Krieg und Verderben, Hunger und Tod. Poster showing man struggling with a snake. Text: Down with Bolshevism
Hunger - For three years America has fought starvation in Belgium Will you eat less wheat, meat, fats and sugar that we may still send food in ship loads?. Poster showing starving women and children
Not, Elend, Hunger, Zerstorung bringt der Bolschewismus. A family watching in distress as their farm is burned and animals confiscated
Scottish laddie wails for his porridge" I Want Ma Porridge" A wee Scottish laddie bawls his eyes out, hoping for an extra portion of porridge... Date: 1910
Exterior of Whitechapel Workhouse, 1855Frozen out dock labourers wait to receive bread from Whitechapel Workhouse, 1855. Dock workers and owners of waterside premises faced starvation in the face of frost on the Thames
Bread to the poor people, Copenhagen, Danmark 1870. Date: 1870
Wimbledon QueueA long queue for tickets for the Wimbledon tennis tournament, with only a Hot Dog stand to stave off the hunger and boredom! Date: 1979
Poor school mealPoor children are served free meal at the refectory of Albano school, Landskrona, 1906. Date: 1906
Bargeman eating a sandwichA bargeman eating a large sandwich, four slices thick!
California Alligator Farm - Los AngelesLunchtime at a California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles. A whole host of Alligators tuck into what appears to be a rather small quantity of meat! Two are so excited they have rolled over
Hunger March in ParisMarche de la Faim (hunger march) in Paris, of out-of- work miners of northern France
Soldiers tabloid first aid packMedical equipment in a handy portable case made for soldiers, war correspondents, airmen and explorers. The kit contains Kola compound that supresses hunger and thirst
Emigrant Ship MealtimeChaos ensues between decks on an emigrant ship during feeding time as the passengers jostle and push as the food is dished onto plates
Wolves in 16th century ScandinaviaWolves and their ravages in 16th century Scandinavia
Northern Hunger MarchUnemployed men from the north of England (Tyneside and Yorkshire banners are in this photograph) march to London, refusing to " starve at home" and demanding a " 7 hour day"
Bewick / Sloth(Bradypus tridactylus) All its motions seem to be the effect of the most painful exertion, which hunger alone is capable of exciting. (We all know how it feels...)
The New MarkA new Deutschmark is born - but in the meantime, how many have died of hunger ?
