America's food pledge, 20 million tons / The Carey Printing Company, New York. – Historic Reproduction
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(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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America's food pledge, 20 million tons / The Carey Printing Company, New York. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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America's food pledge, 20 million tons / The Carey Printing Company, New York.
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Under the heading "America's food pledge, 20 million tons," this 1917 color lithograph makes a promise on the nation's behalf: to feed the hungry millions of Europe, including the Allies and liberated nations. The text asks Americans to save food so that the country can supply two-thirds more than the previous year from stocks no larger. The United States Food Administration, led by Herbert Hoover and created in 1917 to manage the wartime food supply, promoted appeals like this one, and the Carey Printing Company of New York produced the print. It shows how household conservation became part of the war effort on the home front.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 50 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Title continues: We have promised to feed the hungry millions of Europe-the Allies and liberated nations. Save food, two-thirds more than last year from stocks no larger. United States Food Administration. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States. Food supply--1910-1920. Promises--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,805 × 4,711 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221384 |
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