Waste not, want not - prepare for winter – Antique 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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Waste not, want not - prepare for winter 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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Waste not, want not - prepare for winter
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Its title, "Waste not, want not," sets this color lithograph apart from the other pictures here, since it speaks to the home front rather than the fruit itself. Howell Lithographing of Hamilton, Ontario, printed it sometime between 1914 and 1918, when Canada was sending men and supplies overseas and families were urged to can, dry, and store food for winter. The Canada Food Board, formed in 1917 under Food Controller William Justice Hanna, promoted such conservation so that more food could reach troops and Allied civilians in Europe. Posters like this one brought that appeal into ordinary kitchens.
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 63 x 46 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | Hamilton [Ontario, Canada] : Howell Lith., [between 1914 and 1918] |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Canada. Economic aspects of war--Canada--1910-1920. Canning & preserving--Canada--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,325 × 3,146 px · prints to 8 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225801 |
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