WW I Posters: Deny Yourself Something, Waste Nothing Digital History ID 2845

WW I Posters: Deny Yourself Something, Waste Nothing

Credit: Special Collections, Tutt Library, Colorado College
Media type: poster
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Annotation: This 1917 poster supports the declaration of war against Germany and calls on Americans on the homefront to do their part towards the war effort by conserving food. As head of the U.S. Food Administration, Herbert Hoover emphasized to Americans the "spirit of self-sacrifice" as a Patriotic duty.
Year: 1917

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