Food will win the war Official pictures of the United States Food Administration are shown at this theatre / Illian ; The W.F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y. – Historic Print
![Food will win the war Official pictures of the United States Food Administration are shown at this theatre / Illian ; The W.F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y., [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b0/b0ad790581fc-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.)
Description
Food will win the war Official pictures of the United States Food Administration are shown at this theatre / Illian ; The W.F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Food will win the war Official pictures of the United States Food Administration are shown at this theatre / Illian ; The W.F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y.
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Printed in Yiddish, this poster addressed New York's Jewish immigrant readers directly, using the slogan "Food will win the war" to promote the sort of home food conservation the government was asking for. The United States Food Administration, led by Herbert Hoover and created in 1917 after the country entered World War I, relied on posters like this to reach households. Its mention of official pictures shown at a local theater reflects how movie houses became a channel for government messages during the 1910s. The poster was later shown in a Library of Congress exhibition on 350 years of Jewish life in America.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 116 x 74 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | United States Food Administration--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Communications--United States. Food supply--1910-1920. Motion picture industry--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,811 × 4,760 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223446 |
More from the Movies & Film collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
