Comments on: American Food Posters From World War I and II

By: Pantera

Pantera — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:21:22 +0000

As wonderful as it is to think that food rationing during the Wars was done to help the troops, the simple fact is that it was done to keep prices low and prevent shortages. Food that wasn’t bought didn’t go to our boys overseas, it just wasn’t made. Same with most everything the American people were told to conserve. About the only exception was rubber, that came from Japanese territories in the Pacific and did need to be conserved. (Although I should note that it’s possible the facilities and labor needed to produce the rationed materials were utilized in war production. in which case rationing was a soft measure to ensure steady war production, instead of nationalization of key industries)
There’s no reason why the American people would need to make such a sacrifice today, the military doesn’t need your bacon grease to make nitroglycerin out of.

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By: Amanda Bensen

Amanda Bensen — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:11:52 +0000

To purchase reproductions of the posters:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/products.shtml

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By: Food and Think

Food and Think — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:22:58 +0000

Lee, Lisa & Wendy: Thanks for your interest. To find out about purchasing reproductions, you should contact the National Agricultural Library’s Special Collections Division.
Email: speccoll@nal.usda.gov
Telephone: 301-504-5876

By: Wendy (The Local Cook)

Wendy (The Local Cook) — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:10:15 +0000

Me too!

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:27:06 +0000

I’m also interested in purchasing reproductions, or paying for a download to bring to a print shop. Is this possible?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:12:58 +0000

I would love to be able to purchase some of these posters. Is there a way that I could get reproductions?

By: Carey

Carey — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:47:44 +0000

I enjoyed the WW I posters, particularly the ones with the messages geared toward curbing waste. We need a new poster nowadays with a current message for the times we’re in.