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Keep It Coming
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United States Food Administration World War I Poster. "Keep It Coming/ We must not only feed our soldiers at the front but the millions of women and children behind our lines / General John J. Pershing / Waste Nothing." The illustration is depicting a soldier watching a line of trucks, with the word "food" written on their sides, driving through the snow. At the bottom left corner of the poster is the round seal of the U.S. Food Administration (shield with flag motif surrounded by wheat stalks).
1914
United States Food Administration
Publication Information
| Creator | United States Food Administration |
|---|---|
| Date Created | 1914 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 56 x 72 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | World War I posters, circa 1914-circa 1918 |
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| Call Number | PH 6030 (7) A.14 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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