This is what God gives us: WWI food conservation poster – Vintage Poster
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This is what God gives us: WWI food conservation poster comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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This is what God gives us: WWI food conservation poster
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Lead with what sets this one apart: its message ties a wartime food appeal to a holiday table. The poster belongs to the First World War, when the United States Food Administration, led by Herbert Hoover, asked households to cut back on wheat, meat, sugar and fats so that food could be shipped to Allied troops and civilians in Europe. Posters like this one carried that request into kitchens and public places, often pairing a religious or patriotic sentiment with a plain instruction to conserve. Its placement under Thanksgiving makes sense, since the autumn harvest holiday was a natural moment to remind families that abundance was not to be wasted.
| Original scan | 2,665 × 3,646 px · prints to 9 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 31 |
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