Food is a weapon : don't waste it! : buy wisely -- cook carefully -- eat it all : follow the National Wartime Nutrition Program. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Food is a weapon : don't waste it! : buy wisely -- cook carefully -- eat it all : follow the National Wartime Nutrition Program.
  • Added Title OWI poster ; no. 58.
  • Series Title OWI poster
  • Added Title Buy wisely--cook carefully--eat it all
  • Added Title Follow the National Wartime Nutrition Program

Creator

  • Author: United States. Office of War Information. Division of Public Inquiries.
    Creator Type: Organization

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Government Printing Office.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 1943

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Color image of a dinner plate on a table with fork and knife resting on it. The plate is empty except for a few chicken bones on it. A crumpled napkin lies to the left of the plate and an empty glass to the right. The poster background is in shades of green.
  • Physical Description: 1 poster : col. ; 58 x 41 cm.

Subject

  • Keyword: waste nothing
  • Keyword: food
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: War posters, American -- 1939-1945 -- Specimens.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Food conservation -- United States -- Posters -- Specimens.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Posters -- Specimens.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945 -- Food supply -- Posters -- Specimens.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Posters -- Specimens.
  • Keyword: civilian responsibility
  • Keyword: National Wartime Nutrition Program
  • Keyword: empty plate

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Collection

  • Name: World War Poster Collection
    Code: WWPC
  • Name: World War Two Collection
    Code: WWII

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Poster

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: Database No. 026
  • Government Documents No.: PR 32.5015:58
  • OCLC: 16623509
  • Call Number: Posters WW2 OWI 3
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2848206
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc603

Note

  • Display Note: "OWI poster no. 58. Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War information, Washington, D. C." "U.S. Government Printing Office : 1943-O-520466" Listed in 1943 Monthly Catalog, p. 585.
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: Vidar Latitude
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