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• PIG FOOD: WOMEN'S VOLUNTARY SERVICE COLLECTS SALVAGED KITCHEN WASTE, EAST BARNET, HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1943

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Joysmith Eric?

  A full-length portrait of Kathleen Kent, carrying a pig bin on her shoulder, on a sunny street during her daily rounds. Kathleen is the head of the pig food collection unit at East Barnet.

• UTILITY UNDERWEAR: CLOTHING RESTRICTIONS ON THE BRITISH HOME FRONT, 1943

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Joysmith Eric?

  A man wearing Utility pyjamas opens the curtains to a new day. The pyjamas are flannelette and cost 10/ 8d and 8 coupons.

• UTILITY UNDERWEAR: CLOTHING RESTRICTIONS ON THE BRITISH HOME FRONT, 1943

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Joysmith Eric?

  A 4 year old girl carries her doll down a sweeping staircase. She is wearing a blue wool dressing gown which costs 24/ 9d and 5 coupons.

• UTILITY UNDERWEAR: CLOTHING RESTRICTIONS ON THE BRITISH HOME FRONT, 1943

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Joysmith Eric?

  A 4-year-old girl plays with her cuddly toys as she models a brown cotton dress and knickers set, costing 11/11 and 3 coupons.

• UTILITY UNDERWEAR: CLOTHING RESTRICTIONS ON THE BRITISH HOME FRONT, 1943

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Joysmith Eric?

  An 11-year-old girl models an art-silk locknit petticoat, costing 5/8 and 3 coupons.

• UTILITY UNDERWEAR: CLOTHING RESTRICTIONS ON THE BRITISH HOME FRONT, 1943

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Joysmith Eric?

  A woman and two girls model Utility underwear. Left to right: a woman's wool vest (costing 4/ 2 and a half d and 3 coupons), and wool panties (costing 3/11 and 3 coupons); 11 year old girl's wool vest (costing 4/-1/2d and 2 coupons) and rayon lock-knit...

• UTILITY UNDERWEAR: CLOTHING RESTRICTIONS ON THE BRITISH HOME FRONT, 1943

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Joysmith Eric?

  A full-length portrait of an 11-year-old girl as she models a pair of blue wool pyjamas, costing £1. 7d and 6 coupons.

• UTILITY UNDERWEAR: CLOTHING RESTRICTIONS ON THE BRITISH HOME FRONT, 1943

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Joysmith Eric?

  A full-length portrait of a man and boy as they model Utility underwear: 12 year old boy's wool and cotton vest (costing 5/8 and 2 coupons), wool and cotton trunks (costing 4/10 and 5 coupons) and wool and cotton socks (costing 2/7 and 1 coupon); man's...

• UTILITY UNDERWEAR: CLOTHING RESTRICTIONS ON THE BRITISH HOME FRONT, 1943

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Joysmith Eric?

  A three-quarter length view of a 12-year-old boy playing with a toy aircraft as he models a printed cotton shirt (costing 6/- and 4 coupons) and union flannel shorts (costing 10/3 and 3 coupons).

• THEY ALSO FIGHT WHO ONLY STAND AND WAIT: PART-TIME WAR WORK IN CROYDON, SURREY, ENGLAND, 1943

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Joysmith Eric?

  Mrs Dixon (left) and Mrs Cook work on the assembly of a spring in a 'factory' in an empty house in Shirley, near Croydon. The metal chutes help when passing the job on to the next worker. According to the original caption, Mrs Dixon has two sons in the...