Free milk for France / Albert Sterner. – 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 rare vintage poster captures Free milk for France / Albert Sterner. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Free milk for France / Albert Sterner.
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Albert Sterner, an American illustrator known for his magazine work, designed this 1917 lithograph for the United States Food Administration, the wartime agency Herbert Hoover directed to encourage Americans to eat less of the foods needed overseas. The title points to a specific appeal: American milk was to be sent to France, where infants and young children faced shortages after years of fighting. Posters like this one asked households to conserve so that food could reach Allied civilians and soldiers. It shows how the home front was enlisted in the war effort through ordinary choices at the kitchen table.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph ; 63 x 40 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · United States. Food Administration funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Infants--France--1910-1920. Milk--1910-1920. Food supply--1910-1920. War relief--American--France--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,016 × 5,000 px · prints to 13 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 975_Free_milk_for_France_1917 |
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