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Food will win the war poster
Title
Food
will
win
the
war
poster
Date of Original
1917
Creator
Chambers, Charles Edward, ca. 1883-1941
Creator Role
Artist
Description
United
States
Food
Administration
poster
showing
immigrants
arriving
by
boat
with
Statue
of
Liberty
in the
background
and a
rainbow
overhead.
Message
urges
people
to
save
wheat
for the
war
effort.
Ordering Information
http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject
Military
People
Subject (LCTGM)
War posters
Immigrants
Boats
Sculpture
Food
Rainbows
Subject (LCSH)
World War, 1914-1918
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)
Organization Name
United States Food Administration
Location
New York (N.Y.)
Decade
1910-1919
Item Number
10935-P123A
Format of Original
Posters
Dimensions of Original
76 x 50 cm.
Publisher of Original
Rusling Wood Lithography (New York, N.Y.)
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)
Transcription
"Food
will
win
the
war.
You
came
here
seeking
Freedom
,
you
must
now
help
to
preserve
it.
Wheat
is
needed
for the
allies.
Waste
nothing.
United
States
Food
Administration
No.
18
Rusling
Wood
Litho.
N.Y."--Printed
on
front
of
poster.
External Resource
Consult
http://www.history.nd.gov/exhibits/gardening/index.html
Repository Institution
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Repository Collection
World War I Poster Collection Mss 10935
Credit Line
State Historical Society of North Dakota (10935-P123A)
Rights Management
Item is in the public domain.
Language
eng
Digital ID
sh10935P123A
OCLC number
oc77210622
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