Prints, advertising; Image of three individuals, a man wearing a hat labeled "Farmer," a man wearing an apron and a hat labeled "Dealer," and a woman wearing a uniform and a hat labeled "House Wife's League," standing in a line behind a table of food including a large basket of fruits and vegetables and canning jars, with Uncle Sam in the background; the poster promotes the canning and preserving campaign sponsored by the National Commercial Gas Association from June to November 1917 in the United States during World War I. Date supplied by cataloger based on printer's number on poster; this item was presumably the 5th poster, displayed in October 1917, as part of the canning campaign. "Housh"--text, artist's signature in stone, lower left of image. "Geo. P. Thomas, N.Y."--text, bottom right margin. "17-5"--text, bottom left margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 104.46 x 70.96 cm (41 1/8 x 27 15/16 in.)
Agriculture--Pictorial works Canning & preserving--Pictorial works Food conservation Rationing Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--Pictorial works World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--United States World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States National Commercial Gas Association Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) War posters--American--1910-1920. (gmgpc)
Source
Huntington Collection World War I Your Country Calls Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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