Eat the Basic 7-- every day! : eat a lunch that packs a punch!

One of 388 posters in the series: American War Posters available on this site.

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Contains a circular chart showing seven basic food groups surrounded by cartoons demonstrating the benefits of each food group. In the center of the wheel chart is a red and blue logo of a family, with the caption: "U.S. needs us strong, eat the Basic 7 every day".

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1 poster : col. ; 52 x 72 cm.

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United States. War Food Administration. 1943.

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  • Main Title: Eat the Basic 7-- every day! : eat a lunch that packs a punch!
  • Series Title: American War Posters

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Contains a circular chart showing seven basic food groups surrounded by cartoons demonstrating the benefits of each food group. In the center of the wheel chart is a red and blue logo of a family, with the caption: "U.S. needs us strong, eat the Basic 7 every day".

Physical Description

1 poster : col. ; 52 x 72 cm.

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"U.S. Government Printing Office : 1943-O-544268"

Listed in 1943 Monthly Catalog, p. 1274.

"U.S. Department of Agriculture - War Food Administration"

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Database No. 001
  • Government Documents No.: A 80.122:10
  • OCLC: 54915832
  • Call Number: Posters WW2 WFA 1
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2850438 | View in Discover
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc619

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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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  • 1943

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  • June 12, 2006, 7:49 p.m.

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United States. War Food Administration. Eat the Basic 7-- every day! : eat a lunch that packs a punch!, poster, 1943; [Washington, D.C.]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc619/: accessed December 1, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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