Save [...] and serve the cause of freedom / fgc ; The W. F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y. – Antique Wall Art
![Save [...] and serve the cause of freedom / fgc ; The W. F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y., [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8b/8bbb8145276e-L.webp)
(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Save [...] and serve the cause of freedom / fgc ; The W. F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Save [...] and serve the cause of freedom / fgc ; The W. F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y.
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Rather than pictures, this lithograph relies entirely on text, listing four staples and their substitutes: use more corn in place of wheat, more fish and beans in place of meat, just enough fat, and syrups in place of sugar. It is numbered No. 2 in the U.S. Food Administration's wartime series, which the federal government set up in 1917 under Herbert Hoover to persuade American households to save scarce food for troops and Allied civilians in Europe. The W. F. Powers Company printed it in New York, and its plain, direct wording suited a campaign aimed at ordinary kitchens. Posters like this asked citizens to make small daily changes, and their blunt lists show how far the war reached into domestic life.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 74 x 54 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Foods and their substitutes are listed: 1. Wheat - use more corn 2. Meat - use more fish and beans 3. Fats - use just enough 4. Sugar - use syrups. Poster is text only. U.S. Food Administration. No. 2. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Food supply--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,737 × 3,750 px · prints to 9 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223045 |
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