Industrial war bread? / PR. – Antique Print
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Industrial war bread? / PR. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Industrial war bread? / PR.
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A 1917 lithograph casts a mule labeled "Industry" as a would-be National Food Dictator, with flies gathered around it, arguing that unwise business laws would spoil the nation's appetite for wartime sacrifice. Its title, "Industrial war bread?", points to the food worries that came with the United States' entry into World War I in April 1917. That August, Congress created the federal Food Administration, led by Herbert Hoover, to manage food supplies, so the poster touches on a real debate over how far government and industry should control the economy during the war. Its mix of animal caricature and complaints about taxes and labor strife shows how wartime economics were argued in popular graphic form.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 63 x 48 cm. |
| Genre | excessive taxation and labor strife |
| Notes | Title continues: If our good mule Industry" were made National Food Dictator he would urge your appetite to do without unwise business laws |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Industry--1910-1920. Mules--1910-1920. Flies--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,747 × 4,647 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 954_Industrial_war_bread_1917 |
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