Milk - for warmth Energy food. – Antique Poster 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 vintage poster of Milk - for warmth Energy food. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Milk - for warmth Energy food.
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Milk is sold here as fuel: the title, "Milk - for warmth, energy, food," puts the drink's value in body heat and daily nourishment rather than in the dairy trade. The record ties it to the Work Projects Administration's Federal Art Project, which turned out inexpensive silkscreen posters for public health messages during the Depression and into the early 1940s. A date of Aug. 2, 1941, is stamped on the back, and the record lists the Food and Drug Administration as sponsor. The Ohio health tag suggests it was circulated in that state, where nutrition campaigns of the period often urged families to drink more milk.
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
|---|---|
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Aug 2 1941. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Food and Drug Administration. · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Milk--1940-1950. Health--Ohio--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,777 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 663_Milk_for_warmth_Energy_ |
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