Be patriotic--Sign Your Country's Pledge To Save The Food – Antique Wall Art
(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 Be patriotic--Sign Your Country's Pledge To Save The Food in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Be patriotic--Sign Your Country's Pledge To Save The Food
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A signing card is the centerpiece of this poster, which asks viewers to be patriotic and sign their country's pledge to save food. Paul Stahr designed it around 1918, and the W.F. Powers Co. printed it. It was issued by the U.S. Food Administration, the wartime agency led by Herbert Hoover that encouraged Americans to voluntarily conserve wheat, meat, sugar, and fats for troops and Allied relief. Rather than imposing rationing, the agency relied on civic duty, and posters like this one carried that message into shops, schools, and homes across the country.
| Created / published | c. 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | poster, color |
| Notes | Paul Stahr. The W.F. Powers Co. , Lithographers. Promotional goal, U.S. J7. U.S. Food Administration poster |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,500 × 3,428 px · prints to 8 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218678 |
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