Save [...] and serve the cause of freedom / fgc ; The W. F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y. – Antique Wall Art
![Save [...] and serve the cause of freedom / fgc ; The W. F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y., [1917] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d5/d523be45ab6d-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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This vintage poster of Save [...] and serve the cause of freedom / fgc ; The W. F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y. brings a moment of history to your wall. 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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Unlike the illustrated wartime posters around it, this one is pure text: a numbered list of four household swaps, corn for wheat, fish and beans for meat, just enough fat, and syrups for sugar. It was issued by the U.S. Food Administration, which Herbert Hoover directed after Congress passed the Food Control Act in August 1917. The poster asked families to change their cooking voluntarily so that staples could be sent to Allied countries and American troops.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 74 x 54 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| 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. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Food supply--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,700 × 3,699 px · prints to 9 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223045 |
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