Buy and Eat Potatoes Now!, 1918

Collection Name:

Broadside Collection - World War I

Title:

Buy and Eat Potatoes Now!, 1918

Creator:

Evans Printing Company

Creator Role:

Printer

Accession / Call Number:

S 1995.516.22

Object ID:

S 1995.516.22

Date:

1918

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 broadside ; 29" x 21" ; Mat: 32" x 24"

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Broadside from the New Hampshire Food Administration and printed by Evans Printing Company in Concord, NH, dated 1918. The broadside encourages individuals to attend New Hampshire's "potato drive" from April 15 to May 15 to help the farmers save wheat by buying and eating potatoes. Small poster thumbnails can be seen in the four corners of this poster, which are of posters created by the Division of Pictorial Publicity in Washington, DC, to increase public support for food conservation efforts.

Subjects:

World War, 1914-1918 , World War, 1914-1918--Posters , World War, 1914-1918--Food supply--United States , War posters , Agriculture

Locations:

Concord, NH

Organizations:

New Hampshire Food Administration
Evans Printing Company

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish this item, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Users are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society collection.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

HC/4 - Flat File - Drawer 8