Food Will Win the War, 1917

Collection Name:

Broadside Collection - World War I

Title:

Food Will Win the War, 1917

Creator:

Chambers, Charles Edward, 1883
Rusling Wood, Litho.

Creator Role:

Printer

Accession / Call Number:

1988.504.01

Object ID:

1988.504.01

Date:

1917

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 poster : lithograph, color ; 30" x 19.9" ; Mat: 34" x 24"

Language:

Yiddish

Scope and Content:

United States Food Administration poster, which includes a painting by Charles Edward Chambers and states [translated from Yiddish]: "Food will win the war. You came here seeking freedom, now you must help to preserve it. Wheat is needed for the allies. Waste nothing." Dated 1917, the poster shows immigrants arriving in New York Harbor, with the Statue of Liberty beneath a rainbow.

Subjects:

World War, 1914-1918 , World War, 1914-1918--Posters , War posters , Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) , Men , Women , World War, 1914-1918--Food supply--United States , Immigrants

Locations:

New York, NY
United States

People:

Chambers, Charles Edward, 1883

Organizations:

United States Food Administration
Rusling Wood, Litho.

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society collection.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

HC/4 - Flat File - Drawer 8