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Chattanooga Cane Mill Advertising Poster (Colombia)

Date: 1926
Description: South American advertising poster for Chattanooga brand cane mills showing men processing sugar in a tropical setting. Imprinted with "unicos importadores ...
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Cream Separator in Spanish

Date: 1913
Description: Advertising poster of a woman using a Bluebell cream separator. The poster is in Spanish and was made in Chile for W.R. Grace. Form number A-538-C.
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Cream Separator Advertising Poster

Date: 1914
Description: South American advertising poster for the Bluebell(?) cream separator. Includes color illustrations and the text: "La Famosa 'Descremadora' La 'Favorita' ....
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Health and Safety Poster Illustrating Employee Lunch Rooms

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard with the title: "Lunch Rooms - A Clean and Neat Place to Eat: Makes Food More Palatable." Includes images of lunch rooms or cafeterias ...
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"Pumpkin Carving Contest"

Date: 1970
Description: A screen-printed poster advertising the Union Craft Committee's "Pumpkin Carving Contest," held on "October 29 at 7:30 pm in the Memorial Union Trophy Room...
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David Marcou Photo Exhibition Poster

Date: 1987
Description: A poster advertising David Marcou's photography exhibit at the Pill Hill Gallery in Seoul, South Korea.
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L'Etoile Restaurant Festival from the Heartland Menu Poster

Date: 09 1995
Description: Letterpress menu poster for the American Dairy Goat Products Association Festival from the Heartland annual conference, goat cheese and milk judging, and c...
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L'Etoile Restaurant German Vintners Dinner Menu

Date: 06 06 1995
Description: Letterpress poster for a German vintners dinner, with illustrations printed in green ink of a wine bottle, a wine glass, and fruit. Text is printed in gold...
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Horlick's Malted Milk For The Seven Ages

Date: 1900
Description: This advertisement features drawings of Shakespeare's Seven Ages beginning at the top left with: 'The Infant — "Perdita" Winter's Tale,' 'The Schoolboy — "...
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Save a loaf a week — help win the war

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of a loaf of bread being sliced by someone using a knife.
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Food is Ammunition — Don't waste it

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with an illustration of soldiers silhouetted against a colorful sky riding on horseback and carrying an American flag. In the foreground is a basket...
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Eat More Corn, Oats and Rye Products

Date: 1917
Description: Poster urging food conservation depicting a variety of acceptable foods arranged on a table. The rest of the text reads: "Fish and poultry — fruits, vegeta...
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Save the products of the Land

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of fish swimming underwater among seaweed. Advocates eating fish rather than other meat sources. The rest of the text reads: "E...
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The Spirit of '18

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with an illustration imitating Archibald Willard's "The Spirit of '76," here with the three men carrying food. Text reads: "The World Cry, Food, Kee...
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Sugar means Ships

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of a woman drinking out of a glass with a straw, while below her miniaturized ships labeled "ARMS," "FOOD," "SOLDIERS" and "SU...
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Oh, Boy! That's the Girl!

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring an illustration of a young man in uniform, holding a partially eaten donut, gesturing behind him towards a young woman in uniform carrying...
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Avec la carte — nous en aurons peu — mais nous enaurons tous

Date: 1918
Description: Illustration of a French sword cutting through a cone of sugar. Text reads: "Avec la carte — nous en aurons peu — mais nous enaurons tous." Text at bottom ...
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Soignons la basse-cour

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Description: Poster with an illustration of a black hen sitting on a large pile of eggs. Text reads: "Soignons la basse-cour. Ville de Paris Ecole de Filles Avenue Daum...
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Cardinal Mercier

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with a head and shoulders illustration of Cardinal Mercier wearing a red robe. Text reads: "Cardinal Mercier has appealed to the Food Administration...

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