Grow it yourself Plan a farm garden now. – Antique Poster Print
(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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Grow it yourself" and "Plan a farm garden now" are the poster's direct appeals, aimed at New Yorkers who had little farmland but could still plant food. The New York WPA War Services produced this color silkscreen between 1941 and 1943, when the federal government was encouraging households to raise their own vegetables. Victory gardens, planted in backyards, vacant lots and window boxes, grew by the millions during the war and eased pressure on commercial produce and rail shipping. The poster frames gardening as a civic contribution rather than a hobby.
| Created / published | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Rural Electrification Administration U.S. Department of Agriculture. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · United States. Rural Electrification Administration sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--New York (State)--New York. Victory gardens--New York (State)--New York--1940-1950. Vegetables--New York (State)--New York--1940-1950. War work--New York (State)--New York--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,809 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 905_Grow_it_yourself_Plan_a_1941 |
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