Sow the seeds of victory! Plant raise your own vegetables / James Montgomery Flagg. – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This vintage poster of Sow the seeds of victory! Plant raise your own vegetables / James Montgomery Flagg. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Sow the seeds of victory! Plant raise your own vegetables / James Montgomery Flagg.
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Flagg's poster asks Americans to turn their backyards into a front line, with the caption "Every garden a munition plant" placing the vegetable patch alongside the factory as a way to support the war effort. It was issued in 1918 under the sponsorship of the United States Food Administration and the National War Garden Commission, which was led by Charles Lathrop Pack. Food was rationed and shipped to Europe during the war, so home gardens were promoted as a way to free up supplies for troops and allies. The small print at the bottom, inviting readers to write for free guides on gardening, canning and drying, shows how much the campaign relied on ordinary households.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 56 x 36 cm. |
| Notes | Text continues: Write to the National War Garden Commission Washington D.C. for free books on gardening canning drying. Caption: Every garden a munition plant - Charles Lathrop Pack President. · United States Food Administration sponsor. |
| Subjects | National War Garden Commission--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States. Victory gardens--1910-1920. Food supply--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 3,277 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 985_Sow_the_seeds_of_victor_1918 |
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