Food is a Weapon: Don't Waste it!

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Title

Food is a Weapon: Don't Waste it!

Subject

Food Propaganda Poster

Description

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 important in fighting the war as a physical weapon. This poster emphasizes that point, and presents it to the home front in a visual way.

Creator

United States Office of War Infromation
Division of Public Inquires

Source

University of North Texas Digital Library
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc603/

Publisher

U.S. Government Printing Office

Date

1943

Rights

Public Domain

Language

English

Original Format

1 Poster. Color.

Physical Dimensions

58 x 41 cm