Save [...] and serve the cause of freedom / fgc The W. F. Powers Co. Litho. N.Y. – Historic Print
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(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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Printed in New York by W. F. Powers Co., this lithograph is text only, with no illustration, and it lists four staples alongside their substitutes: corn for wheat, fish and beans for meat, just enough fat, and syrups for sugar. It is the second in a numbered series from the U.S. Food Administration, the agency Herbert Hoover led from 1917 to encourage voluntary food conservation at home. Those savings helped send grain and sugar to Allied armies and to civilians in Europe. The plain, direct layout suggests the poster was meant to be read at a glance.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 74 x 54 cm. |
| 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. · United States Food Administration sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Food supply--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 1,132 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 984_Save_and_serve_the_cau_1917 |
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