Am I proud! : I'm fighting famine-- by canning food at home.

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This is a color poster with a 1/4" inch border. A dark-haired woman with a wide-eyed expression holds three large glass jars of vegetables in her arms. Three more jars can be seen at the lower area of the picture. The woman wears a ruffled apron.

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1 poster : col. ; 66 x 48 cm.

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Williams, Dick. 1946.

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This poster is part of the collection entitled: World War Poster Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 38813 times, with 222 in the last month. More information about this poster can be viewed below.

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  • Main Title: Am I proud! : I'm fighting famine-- by canning food at home.
  • Alternate Title: I'm fighting famine by canning food at home
  • Series Title: American War Posters

Description

This is a color poster with a 1/4" inch border. A dark-haired woman with a wide-eyed expression holds three large glass jars of vegetables in her arms. Three more jars can be seen at the lower area of the picture. The woman wears a ruffled apron.

Physical Description

1 poster : col. ; 66 x 48 cm.

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Image originally created for 1944 wartime use; used here for post-war famine prevention. (Original poster was titled, "Of Course I Can!", also in UNT collection.)

"U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1946-O-695696"--At bottom center below picture.

"A public service project. The Advertising Council"--Emblem at lower right area of picture.

"U.S. Department of Agriculture"--Printed at lower right corner of picture.

Letter and mailing information printed on verso. Text on verso by Director, National Garden Program, USDA.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Database No. 106
  • Government Documents No.: A 1.70:F 73/2
  • OCLC: 48172129
  • Call Number: Posters WW2 Williams 2
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2891786 | View in Discover
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc541

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World War Poster Collection

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World War Two Collection

These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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  • 1946

Added to The UNT Digital Library

  • June 12, 2006, 9:27 p.m.

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  • Oct. 8, 2015, 6:33 p.m.

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Williams, Dick. Am I proud! : I'm fighting famine-- by canning food at home., poster, 1946; [Washington D.C.]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc541/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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