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"Little Americans Do Your Bit"
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United States Food Administration World War I poster encouraging children to conserve wheat for soldiers and not to waste food. There is an image of a young boy saluting and a bowl of hot cereal at the top of the poster. The USFA logo is at the bottom of the image.
1917
United States Food Administration
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"Hunger"
1917
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"Victory is a Question of Stamina"
1917
World War I United States Food Administration poster showing two soldiers in full gear running through snow with bayonets drawn. Text reads, "Victory is a question of stamina. Send — the Wheat / Me...
Food — don't waste it
1917
Poster reads: "Food-don't waste it. 1= use less wheat and meat. 2= buy local foods. 3= serve just enough. 4= use what is left. United States Food Administration."
Keep It Coming
1914
United States Food Administration World War I Poster. "Keep It Coming/ We must not only feed our soldiers at the front but the millions of women and children behind our lines / General John J. Pers...
Save [...] and serve the cause of freedom
1917
Poster identifying substitute foods for civilians to use, to help the war effort. Substitutes listed are: 1. Wheat - use more corn 2. Meat - use more fish and beans 3. Fats - use just enough 4. Sug...
Sir — don't waste
1917
Poster with an illustration of a man eating at a table in a restaurant and smoking a cigar. Food is still on the plates in front of him. Male waiters in the background are looking back at him in al...