Food will win the war - You came here seeking freedom, now you must help to preserve it - Wheat is needed for the allies - waste nothing / C. E. Chambers. – Vintage Print
![Food will win the war - You came here seeking freedom, now you must help to preserve it - Wheat is needed for the allies - waste nothing / C. E. Chambers., N[ew] Y[ork] : Rusling Wood, Litho., [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/95/956777fdf90f-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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This vintage poster of Food will win the war - You came here seeking freedom, now you must help to preserve it - Wheat is needed for the allies - waste nothing / C. E. Chambers. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Food will win the war - You came here seeking freedom, now you must help to preserve it - Wheat is needed for the allies - waste nothing / C. E. Chambers.
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This poster places the Statue of Liberty and a rainbow over a message aimed at immigrants: newcomers who had come to America for freedom were now asked to help protect it by conserving food. Issued in 1917 by the United States Food Administration, led by Herbert Hoover, it was part of a national drive to save wheat, which was needed to feed Allied troops and civilians in Europe after the United States entered the First World War. Its slogans, "Food will win the war" and "waste nothing," reflected the voluntary conservation campaign that encouraged wheatless and meatless meals at home. The lithograph was printed in New York by Rusling Wood, and the artist is credited as C. E. Chambers.
| Created / published | N[ew] Y[ork] : Rusling Wood, Litho., [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 76 x 51 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | United States Food Administration. No. 18. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1910-1920. Immigrants--1910-1920. Rainbows--1910-1920. Food supply--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,500 × 3,741 px · prints to 8 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223185 |
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