Food will win the war. Wheat is needed for the allies
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- Created Date
- 1917
- Description
Even before the U.S. entered the war, it was a major supplier of foodstuffs to the Allies and neutral nations. In 1917, 90 percent of the wheat in Britain's daily bread was American. In April 1917, Herbert Hoover was appointed head of the new United States Food Administration and often repeated "Food will win the war" in his efforts to get Americans to show their patriotism on the home front by consuming less food.
Image depicts U.S. immigrants in front of the Statue of Liberty, which is an iconic symbol for freedom. Caption below title reads, "You came here seeking freedom. You must now help to preserve it. Waste nothing."
- Creator
Chambers, Charles Edward, approximately 1883-1941
United States Food Administration
- Partner
- Digital Commonwealth
- Contributing Institution
- Boston Public Library
- Collection
- Print Department Collection
- Publisher
- Rusling Wood, Litho. N.Y
- Location
- United States
- Type
- image
- Format
- PostersPrintsWar posters
- Rights
- No known restrictions on use.
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- Chicago citation style
- Chambers, Charles Edward, approximately 1883-1941, United States Food Administration. Food will win the war. Wheat is needed for the allies. 1917. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/ft848v37p. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Chambers, Charles Edward, approximately 1883-1941, United States Food Administration, (1917) Food will win the war. Wheat is needed for the allies. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/ft848v37p
- MLA citation style
- Chambers, Charles Edward, approximately 1883-1941, United States Food Administration. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/ft848v37p>.