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  • Ours... to fight for, Freedom From Want (Oversize)
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 101 x 142 cm. Color. Poster issued by the Office of War Information featuring a Norman Rockwell illustration used in the Saturday Evening Post. Graphic shows an American family Thanksgiving scene with a table laden with food and the smiling...
  • Propaganda Posters
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  • Save Food and Defeat Frightfulness
  • World War, 1914-1918; War Posters, American
  • 141 x 92 cm. Color. Reminder issued by the United States Food Administration to conserve supplies. Features a quote: America: the hope of all who suffer, the dread of all who wrong. Image shows wounded war victims pointing to the quote.
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  • Beat Germany
  • World War, 1914-1918; War Posters, American
  • 35.5 x 54.5. Color. Encourages the support of any nation opposing Prussianism through food conservation and donations. Graphic shows armed soldiers carrying the flags of the United States, United Kingdom, France, which are covering the Italian and...
  • Propaganda Posters
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  • Do Not Be Fooled by the Lies of the Enemy
  • World War, 1914-1918; War Posters, American
  • 35.5 x 55.5 cm. Black and white with red accents. This bulletin assures the public that the U.S. government has no intention of seizing private food reserves from its citizens, but reminds that hoarding of food or collecting more than is reasonable...
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  • Lick The Platter Clean
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 36 x 50 cm. Color. Government issued poster featuring an illustration of nursery rhyme characters Jack Sprat and his wife holding up a clean platter above the words Don't Waste Food.
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  • Grow Your Own, Can Your Own
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 40.5 x 57 cm. Color. Government issued poster endorsing the practice of growing and canning one's own produce in order to conserve food for the soldiers. Graphic shows a mother and daughter in matching aprons canning various foods.
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  • You Can't Afford to Get Hurt!
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 50.5 x 71 cm. Color. Government issued poster giving a warning to farmers not to get injured so they could continue producing food for the war effort. Graphic shows a farmer standing next to a plow with his arm in a sling.
  • Propaganda Posters
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  • Every Child Needs a Good School Lunch
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 50.5 x 71 cm. Color. Poster issued by the War Food Administration to advertise community school lunch programs to ensure that every child would have adequate food during lunch time. Graphic shows a boy and girl playing with a baseball on the school...
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  • War Rages in France
  • World War, 1914-1918; War Posters, American
  • 50.5 x 75.5 cm. Black and white. Picture of hungry people crowded in the streets of France to illustrate the need for U.S. citizens to conserve food in support of the war effort. (2 copies)
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  • Cardinal Mercier
  • World War, 1914-1918; War Posters, American
  • 52 x 71 cm. Color. Relays Cardinal Mercier's appeal to the Food Administration for more food for war victims. Encourages food conservation to allow for more donations to France, Belgium, and Italy. (2 copies)
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  • Food: Don't Waste It
  • World War, 1914-1918; War Posters, American
  • 52.5 x 73 cm. Black and white with red accents. Poster lists six ways to conserve food. (2 copies)
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  • Keep It Coming
  • World War, 1914-1918; War Posters, American
  • 53 x 73 cm. Color. Stresses the importance of sending food to the front lines, not just for the soldiers, but also for the women and children behind the lines. Poster includes a quote from General John J. Pershing. Picture shows convoy of army...
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  • Sir, Don't Waste
  • World War, 1914-1918; War Posters, American
  • 53 x 73.5 cm. Black and white with red accents. Poster encouraging public not to waste food and adopt a clean plate doctrine. Graphic shows a rich gentleman leaving a large amount of food on his plate.
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  • For Health...
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 55.5 x 71 cm. Color. U.S. Government Chart showing the seven food groups with the message, eat some food from each group... every day! (2 copies)
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  • Grow Your Own
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 55.5 x 81 cm. Color. Poster issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the endorsement of growing one's own fruits and vegetables. Beneath the title appears the slogan, Food Will Win the War and Write the Peace. Also appearing at the bottom...
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  • America Has Plenty of Food
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 63.5 x 96.5 cm. Color. Poster issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reassure the public that the land is still producing plenty of food. Graphic shows a healthy American family in front of a background featuring scenes of full grain silos...
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  • Food Control is a War Measure
  • World War, 1914-1918; War Posters, American
  • 64 x 97 cm. Color. Poster outlining the Allied strategy for the food conservation campaign, emphasizing the point that the army's needs always come first. (2 copies)
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  • Ours... to fight for, Freedom From Want
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 72 x 101 cm. Color. Poster issued by the Office of War Information featuring a Norman Rockwell illustration used in the Saturday Evening Post. Graphic shows an American family Thanksgiving scene with a table laden with food and the smiling...
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  • Le Scandale du Pain
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, French
  • 85 x 124 cm. Pink background with black text. Encourages housewives, mothers, manual workers, and intellectuals to acknowledge the poor quality and insufficient rations of bread by attending a grand meeting organized by the National Federation of...
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  • How To Shop With Ration Tokens
  • World War, 1939-1945; War Posters, American
  • 94.5 x 70.5 cm. Color. Official OPA information poster showing picture illustrations of exactly how to use ration tokens to purchase food with the reassuring phrase at the bottom: Rationing and Price Control mean A Fair Share at A Fair Price.
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