The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
First World War poster issued by the United States Food Administration. It features an image of a starving woman and her children standing in front of the bombed ruins of a cathedral. The title and text printed in black are positioned below. The text urges the viewer to conserve food as part of their war effort in order that the United States may continue to send food aid abroad. Belgium faced a food crisis in 1914 after being invaded by Germany. Herbert Hoover worked for the Committee for Relief in Belgium (CRB). The CRB became, in effect, an independent republic of relief, with its own flag, navy, factories, mills, and railroads. After the United States entered the war in April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Hoover head of the U.S. Food Administration. Hoover believed "food will win the war." He established set days to encourage people to avoid eating particular foods in order to save them for soldiers' rations: meatless Mondays, wheatless Wednesdays, and "when in doubt, eat potatoes."
American First World War poster issued by the United States Food Administration. Printed in sepia it features a central photograph depicting three French Women dragging a large plough. The title frame
A United States First World War poster issued by the United States Food Administration (poster No.17) in 1918. Depicts an abundant tableaux of brightly coloured fruit and vegetables. The text is posit
An American First World War poster issued by the United States Food Administration. The top half of the poster features a dramatic black and white depiction of a starving mother feeding her baby. Her
United States First World War poster issued by the United States Food Administration in 1917. It features an expressive painting by Harvey Dunn in the top half of two soldiers at the front line advanc
United States First World War poster issued by the United States Food Administration. Text only and printed in blue and white the poster urges the viewer to keep saving food. The title fills the whole
Australian Second World War poster issued by the Commonwealth Food Control cautioning against food waste. This poster admonishes food waste, and by stating 'food fights too', links domestic activity t