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![]() Food Conservation Poster from World War II 1943, text: Food is a weapon, don't waste it! buy wisely--cook carefully--eat it all : follow the National Wartime Nutrition Program; the poster image by an unknown artist is dynamic and compelling, dinner plate with only bare chicken bones a fork and knife; published by the United States Office of War Information printed full color 72 x 56 cm. by U.S. Government Printing Office Washington D.C.; smaller text at poster bottom states OWI Poster No. 58. Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D.C.; Click for larger printable copyright free graphic file of this artwork of a vintage WWII food conservation poster: Food is a weapon, don't waste it. Paralleling the federal government's program of increased production of food was their program to curtail waste. Families were encouraged to eat their leftovers and "lick their plate clean." |
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