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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.
Eat The Right Food For Defense
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Eat The Right Food For Defense

Object numberMO 2005.13.38.74.1
Name Poster
Maker
Dateca. 1939-1943
Mediumpaint on cardboard
Dimensionsoverall H 22 1/8 in x W 14 in (56.2 cm x 35.6 cm )
DescriptionA silk screened poster in color. At the top of the poster is blue wording on a yellow background: EAT THE RIGHT FOOD FOR / DEFENSE / FOR YOURSELF / FOR YOUR COUNTRY. At the center are color images of various fruits and vegetables along with a glass of milk. Below the image is additional blue on yellow text: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE [followed by blue insertion box]. Along the bottom of the poster: New York State W.P.A. Art Project.
Label TextThis poster was created for the New York Art Project, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration.
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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