Mothers and children on a milk demonstration
- Made:
- 1939-05-25 in United Kingdom
- photographer:
- George W Roper George W Roper
A photograph of a demonstration by mothers and children asking for milk for their babies, taken by George Roper for the Daily Herald newspaper on 25 May, 1939.
A photograph of a demonstration by mothers and children asking for milk for their babies, taken in May 1939 by George W Roper for the Daily Herald.
Sitting on the steps of St Pancras Town Hall, London, this group are petitioning their local council. In 1946 the School Milk Act ensured free milk was provided for all pupils under eighteen.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/H01175
- Materials:
- paper
- type:
- gelatin silver print and photograph
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
