Why is it necessary to eat less meat and less wheat bread? Eat plenty, wisely, without waste, and help win the war. – Historic Reproduction
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This poster asks its question outright: why should Americans eat less meat and wheat bread? The United States Food Administration, created in August 1917 under Herbert Hoover, answered that food was needed to supply Allied troops and civilians in Europe while the country was at war. Its slogan, to eat plenty, wisely and without waste, reflects the agency's voluntary approach, which relied on households choosing meatless and wheatless meals rather than on formal rationing. Numbered posters like this one carried the message into homes, schools and shops across the country.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 74 x 53 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | United States Food Administration, Washington, D.C. No. 7. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States. Food supply--1910-1920. Eating & drinking--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,791 × 4,710 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 762_Why_is_it_necessary_to_1917 |
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