Foods that count : Keep him on the job Accession Number: ARTV05725

Description

American Second World War poster depcting a caricature of an industrial worker enjoying a nutritious meal. The poster encouraged good health and nutrition during the war and was produced by the United States Public Health Service. This health and safety poster, along with many others produced at the time, displayed ideal hygiene, diet, work and play habits for the Second World War- era individual.

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Accession Number
ARTV05725
Artist
H Price
Publisher
[WASHINGTON] : FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY, U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE , 1942 (WASHINGTON : U.S. GOVERNM
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 32 cm x 24 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1942
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1982
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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