Food Will Win the War, circa 1918

Item — Folder: 3

Identifier: A1999-081-003

Scope and Contents

Immigrants on board ship coming into New York harbor "You came here seeking freedom, You must now help to preserve it--Wheat is needed for the allies, Waste nothing"

Dates

Creation: circa 1918

Creator

Chambers, Charles Edward, approximately 1883-1941 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Full Extent

1 item/s : Chromolithograph on paper ; overall: 30 x 20 in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Exhibition Label

Object labels, "'Americans, Do Your Bit': World War I in Posters" Opened 3 June 2017

Food Will Win the War, 1917 Charles E. Chambers (1883-1941) Printed by Rusling Wood New York Gift of Diana Korzenik and Andrew S. Dibner, A99/81/03

Like some of the other posters displayed here, this work addressed an audience of recent immigrants. The United States Food Administration produced versions of this poster with text in Yiddish, Spanish, Italian and Hungarian. Posters and other material encouraging Americans to conserve food invited immigrants and new citizens to be part of a shared national effort.