Your Victory Garden Counts More Than Ever!

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Title

Your Victory Garden Counts More Than Ever!

Subject

Food Propaganda Poster

Description

A pile of vegetables in the foreground, garden being tended by a man and a woman. Propaganda posters held an emotional appeal. Their bright colors and catch slogans were used to convince the home front population that it was not only their patriotic duty to participated in growing their own food, but necessary in order to win the war. For Franklin Roosevelt, food supply was a very important issue, and he believed that the whole population should take part in helping it grow.

Creator

United States War Food Administration & United States Department of Agriculture

Source

University of North Texas Digital Library
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc544/

Publisher

U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.

Date

1945

Rights

Public Domain

Format

Poster

Language

English

Original Format

1 Poster. Color

Physical Dimensions

68 x 49 cm