Our flags--Beat Germany Support every flag that opposes Prussianism--Eat less of the food fighters need--Deny yourself something--Waste nothing / Adolph Treidler ; Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co. Chicago. – Antique Wall Art
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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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A window into the past: Our flags--Beat Germany Support every flag that opposes Prussianism--Eat less of the food fighters need--Deny yourself something--Waste nothing / Adolph Treidler ; Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co. Chicago., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Our flags--Beat Germany Support every flag that opposes Prussianism--Eat less of the food fighters need--Deny yourself something--Waste nothing / Adolph Treidler ; Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co. Chicago.
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Adolph Treidler's lithograph pairs a display of flags with slogans that link patriotism to the kitchen table: "Beat Germany," "Support every flag that opposes Prussianism," and "Eat less of the food fighters need." Printed in Chicago by Edwards & Deutsch around 1918, it was issued under the United States Food Administration, the wartime agency headed by Herbert Hoover to encourage conservation of wheat, meat, and sugar for the Allied armies. The poster shows how the government asked ordinary Americans to take part in the war effort by cutting back at home, and how the call to sacrifice was framed as a form of loyalty.
| Created / published | [1918] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 54 x 35 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | United States Food Administration. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Flags--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,800 × 4,701 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 842_Our_flagsBeat_Germany_S_1918 |
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