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Sugar means Ships
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Poster with an illustration of a woman drinking out of a glass with a straw, while below her miniaturized ships labeled "ARMS," "FOOD," "SOLDIERS" and "SUPPLIES" are passing her on the way to Europe which is under a dark cloud labeled with the word "War." A soldier is standing on the far shoreline beckoning the ships to "Hurry!" Other ships labeled "SUGAR" are being diverted from the war effort and are headed to the woman to fill her glass. Text reads: "Sugar means Ships. The Consumption of Sugar Sweetened Drinks Must be Reduced. For your beverages 400 million lbs. of sugar were imported in Ships last year. Every Ship is needed to carry soldiers and supplies now." At the top left corner of the poster is the round seal of the U.S. Food Administration (shield with flag motif surrounded by wheat stalks).
1917
United States Food Administration
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"Sugar Means Ships"
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Leaflet urging citizens to consume fewer sweetened beverages. The drawing shows a man and a woman seated at a soda shop.
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