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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Food Is a Weapon Don't Waste It!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Food Is a Weapon Don't Waste It!

Object numberMO 2005.13.35.294.1
Name Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American)
Issuing Body (American agency, 1943 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1862)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 22 5/8 in x W 16 1/8 in (57.5 cm x 41 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a used dinner plate with only cleaned-off meat bones and a fork and knife on it. A napkin and drinking glass are on either side of the plate. White and light green text above and below the plate reads: FOOD IS A WEAPON / DON'T WASTE IT! / BUY WISELY - COOK CAREFULLY - EAT IT ALL / FOLLOW THE NATIONAL WARTIME NUTRITION PROGRAM. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: OWI Poster No. 58. Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D. C. / U. S. Government Printing Office : 1943-O-520466.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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