Your wartime duty! Dont waste water Do not use more water in the kitchen than is nece – 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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This vintage poster of Your wartime duty! Dont waste water Do not use more water in the kitchen than is nece brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Your wartime duty! Dont waste water Do not use more water in the kitchen than is nece
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Issued in 1941 by New York City's Department of Water Supply, Gas & Electricity under Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and Commissioner Patrick Quilty, this silkscreen poster asks residents to use no more kitchen water than necessary and presents the habit as a wartime duty. It was produced under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, whose poster division made civic messages on silkscreen, a method suited to inexpensive runs in several colors. The appeal to household thrift during the war years shows how public agencies tied everyday habits to national defense and the shared effort on the home front.
| Created / published | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | F.H. La Guardia Mayor - Department of Water Supply Gas & Electricity - Patrick Quilty Commissioner. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1939-1945. Water supply--New York (State)--New York--1940-1950. Conservation of natural resources--New York (State)--New York--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,404 px · prints to 14 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 450_Your_wartime_duty_Dont_1941 |
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