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Shoppers queue for vegetables outside the greengrocer's shop, 'J Wood', at 97-99 High Road, Wood Green, London in 1945. D25039
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Shoppers queue for vegetables outside the greengrocer's shop, 'J Wood', at 97-99 High Road, Wood Green, London in 1945.
Crowds of women line the pavement as they queue for vegetables outside the greengrocer's shop, 'J Wood', at 97-99 High Road, Wood Green. Many have babies in prams. Just visible to the right of the photograph is the shop 'Jolly', which sells "cooked provisions ready for the table", such as pies, pastry and sandwiches.
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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