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Food Industry's March to Berlin, 1939 Canada poster: Three uniformed men, a sailor with an 'H.M.C.S.' cap band and two

Food Industry's March to Berlin (War Savings Stamps)

Three uniformed men, a sailor with an 'H.M.C.S.' cap band and two soldiers or airmen, stand against red and white bands above a blue panel asking customers to buy War Savings Stamps. The tell is the transfer of the services' uniforms onto a store's sales request, with the foot line 'Food Industry's March to Berlin'.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Transfer
Date
1939
Period
Second World War
Made by
Food industry stores, Canada, for War Savings Stamps (no imprint visible)
Region
North America
Country
Canada
Medium
Poster
Issuer type
Corporation
Regime
Mackenzie King Government
Leader
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Fundraise
Themes
Home front, Economy and finance
Event
World War II
Source
Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
Source
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
Rights
Public domain (Canadian Crown copyright presumed, 1939-1945, expired); hosted by owner decision
Food industry stores, Canada, for War Savings Stamps. National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-612.

Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

....In support of our boys, the people of this store have been asked to approach all good Canadians every time they enter, to buy
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
FOOD INDUSTRY'S MARCH TO BERLIN

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