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Members of the public enjoying a meal at the Londoners' Meals Service canteen at Fishmongers' Hall, London, 12 October 1942. D10505
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Members of the public enjoying a meal at the Londoners' Meals Service canteen at Fishmongers' Hall, London, 12 October 1942.
Many different types of people enjoy a meal at the Londoners' Meals Service canteen at Fishmongers' Hall. Mrs M Squires (left) is a shorthand typist and her husband is in the RAF. Mr A G Rosier (centre) is chief clerk in a company manufacturing safes for the government. Mr W S Turner (right, nearest camera) is a 62 year old clerk who served in the Rifle Brigade during the First World War.
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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