Food--don't waste it / fgc ; The W. F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y. – Antique Wall Art
![Food--don't waste it / fgc ; The W. F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y., [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/9c/9c38f49680a8-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 rare vintage poster captures Food--don't waste it / fgc ; The W. F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Food--don't waste it / fgc ; The W. F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y.
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Unlike the illustrated wartime posters around it, this one has no picture at all, only a column of six numbered instructions under the heading "Food, don't waste it." Printed in 1917 as No. 1 in a series from the U.S. Food Administration, it asks households to buy with thought, cook with care, use less wheat and meat, buy local foods, serve just enough, and use what is left. The agency, led by Herbert Hoover, was created that year to manage American food supplies during World War I, and appeals like this one aimed to bring conservation into ordinary kitchens across the country.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 73 x 53 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Text continues: 1. Buy it with thought 2. Cook it with care 3. Use less wheat and meat 4. Buy local foods 5. Serve just enough 6. Use what is left. Poster is text only. U.S. Food Administration. No. 1. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Food supply--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,525 × 3,500 px · prints to 8 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223044 |
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