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Victory Gardens ..More for Them ..More for You
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War Food Administration Design No. 5, "Victory Garden." The poster features a soldier with an arm around a destitute child on the left in muted colors, and a happy young woman on the right with a bountiful basket of vegetables against the backdrop of a house and garden in vibrant colors. A small inset below the main caption reads: "Food Fights for Freedom. Produce and Conserve. Share and Play Square."
1944
United States. War Food Administration
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Victory Gardens ..More for Them ..More for You
1943
Office of Civilian Defense Design No. 4, "Victory Gardens." The poster features a soldier with an arm around a destitute child on the left and a happy young woman with a bountiful basket of vegetab...
Food Wins Victories - Play Square With It
January 13, 1944
War Food Administration Design No. 3, "Hungry Child." The poster features a smiling soldier feeding a spoonful of steaming peas and carrots to a destitute child. A small inset below the main captio...
Get into the Fight! - Help Harvest War Crops
1944
Office of War Information Design No. 1, "Harvest War Crops." The poster features a solder raising his gun to fire.
Help Him Get Well - Buy Bonds
1944
Treasury Design, title and number unknown. The poster features a bleeding soldier being carried off a battlefield on a stretcher by four other soldiers.
Produce. Conserve Share. Play Square! - To Hasten War's End
1943
War Food Administration Design No. 2, "Market Basket." The poster features a background with farmland on the left and factories on the left. In the upper foreground is an arm with a flag-themed sle...
Buy Extra Bonds for Liberation
1944
Treasury Design No. 42, "Advancing Soldiers." The poster features a combat scene, with ships landing on shore, aircraft soaring along the horizon, and armed soldiers advancing up an incline. A cred...
