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Be a Victory Farm Volunteer
Photograph of a boy and a Girl with a field full of people harvesting crops. This propaganda poster endorsed the idea that it was important for the population to grow food. Furthermore, this poster demonstrates that tending the food supply was an…
Eat the Basic 7: Every Day!
Food wheel that demonstrates how much food and what types of food should be eaten. This poster informs the population on the various foods that they should eat in order to have a healthy diet. There is an emphasis on produce, as three of the seven…
Every Child Needs A Good School Lunch
Cartoon boy and girl playing catch. Real boy eating a nutritious meal. Healthy nutrition and access to food was very important to FDR's administration. This poster told the home front that children's nutrition was especially important. In addition,…
Fill It! Help Harvest War Crops
Empty basket being held by two hands, farm fields in the background with people harvesting crops. This propaganda poster advertises two things. The first is the importance of participating in the growing of food. Even if you were unable to grow your…
Food is a Weapon: Don't Waste it!
Empty plate with bones on it. This poster shows the importance that food had during the Second World War. In his speeches, Franklin Roosevelt, constantly referred to food being a powerful resource, and often equated the value of food to being as…
For Work, For Play, 3 "Squares" a Day
Poster of a family's day. This propaganda poster emphasizes the importance of a balanced and healthy diet. Proper nutrition, such as the nutrition that a family could receive from the vegetables in the victory garden that they plant and tend, is…
Going our Way? Be a Victory Farm Volunteer
Girl and a boy with gardening equipment. This propaganda poster invites youth to participate and experience harvesting and growing food. They are invited to work on a farm which will help increase the food supply. This poster emphasizes the voluntary…
Grow it Yourself: Plan a Farm Garden Now!
Poster of vegetable farm garden being watered. This propaganda poster encourages the home front to grow the type of garden that will supply an abundance of food.The poster tells the home front to grow a "Farm Garden", which reflects the idea that a…
Grow Your Own: Be Sure!
Red, White, and Blue "V" ribbon surrounded by vegetables. Franklin Roosevelt realized that he could use propaganda posters as a way to encourage the home front to participate in growing a victory garden. His administration used colorful posters to…
Homemaker's War Guide
Chart describing the proper nutrition the home front population should be eating. This poster informed the home front population on all the ways that they could conserve and reuse items in order to make them last. The propaganda poster provides…