Poster
"Do Your Bit--Save the Pit"
Poster featuring a drawing of a woman scraping pits from fruit into a barrel.Text reads "Stop. Save Prune pits Plum pits Cherry pits Date seeds Olive pits Peach Stones Apricot pits the shells of Hickory nuts Butternuts and Walnuts. The carbon produced from these materials when placed in respirators will Save Soldiers' Lives by absorbing German Poison Gas Dry materials thoroughly and deliver to points designated by The American Red Cross Do Your Bit - Save the Pit" |
Image ID: | 70933 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1917 |
Creator Name: | United States. Army. Gas Defense Division. Chemical Warfare Service. |
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Collection Name: | World War I posters, circa 1914-circa 1918 |
Genre: | Poster |
Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | PH 6030 (7) P3a.2 |
Original Dimensions: | 14 x 11 inches |
The carbon produced from the foodstuffs would be used in respirators to absorb poison gas. The American Red Cross collected the materials. |
Fruit |
World War, 1914-1918 |
Women |
Patriotism |
Vegetables |
Red Cross |
Dresses |
Food |
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