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He eats a ton a year : your farm can help.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Dept. of Agriculture. War Boards.
Description: Poster features a black and white photograph on a red background. A smiling soldier in uniform and helmet sits at a table eating a meal. In addition to his plates of food and bread, he has a metal cup full of milk. At the lower right area of the poster is a circular logo, "Food for freedom", with a silhouette image of a farmer with pitchfork.
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Where our men are fighting, our food is fighting : buy wisely--cook carefully--store carefully--use leftovers.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of War Information.
Description: In the foreground, a crate of food is dropping via parachute. In the background are parachuting men.
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Your own vegetables all the year round-- : if you dig for victory now.
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Creator: Wilson, Norman.
Description: Small color poster shows a wooden basket with a handle, filled with a variety of vegetables.
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Your victory garden counts more than ever!
Date: 1945
Creator: Morley, Hubert.
Description: In the background is a view of a garden with a man and woman cultivating and weeding; foreground is an arrangement of various vegetables, including peas in the shell, cabbage, and carrots.
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A message about food from the President of the United States.
Date: 1945
Creator: United States. Dept. of Agriculture.
Description: A message from President Harry Truman, urging Americans to grow, preserve, and conserve food. This is an all lettered poster, white printing on blue background, with a U.S. seal appearing at the top center.
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Be a Victory Farm Volunteer in the U.S. Crop Corps : see your principal.
Date: 1943
Creator: National Victory Farm Volunteers (U.S.)
Description: The main part of the poster is a large black-and white photograph of the faces of a smiling teenage girl and boy. The lower part of the poster is a green-tinted photograph of young volunteers harvesting potatoes. A farmer on a mule- or horse-drawn farm machine can be seen in the background. The sky in the background is colored blue.
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Choose for victory : try a V dish to-day.
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Description: Picture of a restaurant menu with a large orange "V" on it. A large black arrow marked "VICTORY DISH" points to the orange "V". At the bottom of the menu is the phrase, "Go Easy with Bread". The background behind the menu is green.
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Do with less, so they'll have enough! : rationing gives you your fair share.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of War Information. Division of Public Inquiries.
Description: Color poster of a soldier smiling and holding a large metal cup. The soldier wears a helmet and an olive-colored shirt.
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Fill it! : help harvest war crops.
Date: 1945
Creator: Dohanos, Stevan, 1907-1994.
Description: Color poster. In the foreground, a large empty harvesting basket is held out by two hands. In the background, men and women in straw hats harvest crops by hand in a field. A barn and farmhouse can be seen in the distance.
At the lower right corner of the poster is the Crops Corps logo: a large blue "C' surrounding a red wheat sheaf.
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Food is a weapon : don't waste it! : buy wisely -- cook carefully -- eat it all : follow the National Wartime Nutrition Program.
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Office of War Information. Division of Public Inquiries.
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.
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