Food will win the war - We observe meatless days, wheatless days, porkless days, and carry out all conservation rules of the U.S. Food Administration – Antique Wall Art
![Food will win the war - We observe meatless days, wheatless days, porkless days, and carry out all conservation rules of the U.S. Food Administration, N[ew] Y[ork] : American Lithographic Co., [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/cc/cce3efc6ff90-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.)
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Step back in time with Food will win the war - We observe meatless days, wheatless days, porkless days, and carry out all conservation rules of the U.S. Food Administration, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A hand-lettered sign bearing the slogan "Food will win the war" marks this picture as a piece of the home-front campaign of 1917, when the United States had just entered the First World War. The U.S. Food Administration, created under the Lever Act that August and led by Herbert Hoover, asked Americans to cut waste, observe meatless and wheatless days, and grow more of their own food. The sign's wording shows how the government tied ordinary kitchen habits to the war effort, and it is worth noticing that the message was carried by a member of the agency itself, not by a poster alone.
| Created / published | N[ew] Y[ork] : American Lithographic Co., [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 29 x 44 cm. overall. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | G42270 U.S. Copyright Office. Member of U.S. Food Administration. Poster is text only, and cut to an arched shape. Window sign for food service establishments. Title from item. |
| Subjects | United States Food Administration--1910-1920. World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Food supply--1910-1920. Eating & drinking facilities--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,000 × 4,044 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223897 |
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