Help in the harvest ice is needed to save food for the starving people of the world / [sponsored by] United States Food Administration National Association of Ice Industries. – Antique Print
![Help in the harvest ice is needed to save food for the starving people of the world / [sponsored by] United States Food Administration National Association of Ice Industries. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2f/2fd6e9acf323-L.webp)
(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 Help in the harvest ice is needed to save food for the starving people of the world / [sponsored by] United States Food Administration National Association of Ice Industries. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Help in the harvest ice is needed to save food for the starving people of the world / [sponsored by] United States Food Administration National Association of Ice Industries.
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This color lithograph ties refrigeration directly to the war effort, presenting ice as a way to keep harvested food from spoiling before it could reach people abroad. The United States Food Administration, led by Herbert Hoover from 1917, urged Americans to conserve wheat, meat, and fats so that surplus could be shipped to Europe, and the National Association of Ice Industries co-sponsored the poster to promote cold storage as part of that effort. It was printed by Ketterlinus of Philadelphia, a commercial lithography firm, and its exact date is uncertain.
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : col. |
|---|---|
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. J7. 191-. · Ente nazionale industrie turistiche (Italy) funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States. Ice industry--1910-1920. Food relief--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 943 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 957_Help_in_the_harvest_ice_ |
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