Come into the garden Dad! / Sampson. – Historic 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 rare vintage poster captures Come into the garden Dad! / Sampson. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Come into the garden Dad! / Sampson.
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Among the wartime posters on this board, this one stands out for its family scene: it calls a father out to the garden, turning the home plot into a civilian contribution to the war effort. Issued under the name of the Canada Food Board, the agency that urged households to grow and conserve food, it reflects a wider campaign across Canada and the Allied nations to produce more food at home so that farm output could go to soldiers and to exports. The lithograph's bright color and direct address were typical of the commercial art used to make rationing and gardening feel like personal duty.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : offset lithograph color ; 52 x 34 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Canada Food Board funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Canada. Economic aspects of war--Canada--1910-1920. Victory gardens--Canada--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,959 × 6,151 px · prints to 17 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 763_Come_into_the_garden_Da_1914 |
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