Member of United States Food Administration, circa1918

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Identifier: A2000-037-015

Scope and Contents

Stars and stripes crest with circle of grain around it

Dates

Creation: circa1918

Creator

From the Collection: Dibner, Andrew S. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Full Extent

1 item/s : Lithograph on paper ; overall: 9 x 6 in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

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

Member of the United States Food Administration, 1917-1919 United States Gift of Andrew S. Dibner, A2000/37/15

Organizations like the U. S. Food Administration published small posters or cards sized to hang in windows so people could see their friends' and neighbors' commitment to the war effort. With public displays of participation, groups harnessed positive feelings of patriotism and good will but also potentially sparked negative feelings toward those who did not conspicuously show their support.