Save a loaf a week - help win the war / fgc ; The W. F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y. – Vintage Print
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(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 Save a loaf a week - help win the war / fgc ; The W. F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y., a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Save a loaf a week - help win the war / fgc ; The W. F. Powers Co. Litho., N.Y.
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Printed for the U.S. Food Administration, this lithograph asks Americans to save a loaf a week and ties that small sacrifice directly to winning the war. It is number 3 in the agency's numbered series, which Herbert Hoover directed after Congress created the Food Administration in August 1917 to manage the nation's food supply. Wheat was needed to feed American troops and Allied civilians in Europe, so households were encouraged to eat less of it, substitute other grains, and observe wheatless days. The W. F. Powers Company imprint identifies the New York lithographic firm that produced the color printing, which helped carry wartime messages into homes and storefronts.
| Created / published | [1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 74 x 54 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | U.S. Food Administration. No. 3. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Food supply--1910-1920. Bread--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,621 × 4,550 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223037 |
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