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Filter: COLLECTION_NAME of World War I posters, circa 1914-circa 1918
Filter: Subject of food industry and trade
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | "Enlisted for Duration of The War. Help The National Egg Collection for the Wounded." Poster of a chicken wearing a red leg band and a sash with a symbol o... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster with an illustration of a loaf of bread being sliced by someone using a knife. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster with an illustration of soldiers silhouetted against a colorful sky riding on horseback and carrying an American flag. In the foreground is a basket... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster urging food conservation depicting a variety of acceptable foods arranged on a table. The rest of the text reads: "Fish and poultry — fruits, vegeta... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster with an illustration of fish swimming underwater among seaweed. Advocates eating fish rather than other meat sources. The rest of the text reads: "E... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster with an illustration imitating Archibald Willard's "The Spirit of '76," here with the three men carrying food. Text reads: "The World Cry, Food, Kee... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | 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 "SU... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of a young man in uniform, holding a partially eaten donut, gesturing behind him towards a young woman in uniform carrying... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Illustration of a French sword cutting through a cone of sugar. Text reads: "Avec la carte — nous en aurons peu — mais nous enaurons tous." Text at bottom ... |
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| Description: | Poster with an illustration of a black hen sitting on a large pile of eggs. Text reads: "Soignons la basse-cour. Ville de Paris Ecole de Filles Avenue Daum... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Poster with a head and shoulders illustration of Cardinal Mercier wearing a red robe. Text reads: "Cardinal Mercier has appealed to the Food Administration... |
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