Corn saved the Pilgrims and fed our pioneers--Corn will help us feed the world--Eat more corn – Vintage Wall Art
(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: Corn saved the Pilgrims and fed our pioneers--Corn will help us feed the world--Eat more corn, 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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Corn saved the Pilgrims and fed our pioneers--Corn will help us feed the world--Eat more corn
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Under the headline comparing corn to the food that saved the Pilgrims and fed the pioneers, this 1917 Department of Agriculture poster lists cornmeal, hominy, grits, and samp as ways to eat more of the country's most abundant grain. Its message was tied to wartime food conservation. After the United States entered the First World War in April 1917, the federal Food Administration under Herbert Hoover asked households to save wheat for Allied shipments, and posters like this one urged families to try wheatless meals. Corn was promoted as a home-grown substitute, and the poster's cheerful colors and simple slogans show how the government used commercial-style advertising to change everyday eating habits.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : color ; 72 x 40 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Photomechanical prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Text continues: Corn meal - Hominy grits - Samp. The nation's most abundant cereal[...]Eat some corn to-day[...]for breakfast, luncheon, dinner[...]Try a wheatless meal to-morrow. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. No. c8-3810. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Corn--1910-1920. Food supply--1910-1920. Eating & drinking--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,785 × 4,740 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221398 |
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