Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Harvest War Crops
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.17.47
Object Type
Poster
Artist
Hubert Morley
(American artist, 1888 - 1951)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(American, founded 1862)
Issuing Body
U.S. Crop Corps
(American government agency, 1943 - 1947)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body
War Food Administration
(American agency, 1943 - 1945)
Date1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 26 in x W 18 1/2 in (66 cm x 47 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a young woman picking oranges from a tree. She is dressed in a yellow shirt with the emblem for the Women’s Land Army. The artist’s name is printed along the upper right edge of the illustration: MORLEY. Orange, blue, and black text at the bottom and below the image reads: “Harvest war crops / THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY OF THE U.S. CROP CORPS.” The U.S. Crop Corps emblem is in the lower right corner of the poster.
Printed in small text along the bottom of the poster: SEE YOUR COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT OR LOCAL FARM EMPLOYMENT OFFICE / DISTRIBUTED BY OWI FOR WFA / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945—O-637277 / WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION.
On the reverse of the poster are several paragraphs headed by: “YOU CAN HELP HARVEST WAR CROPS BY DISPLAYING THIS POSTER.” There is also a blank area for an address, along with a return address for the War Food Administration Extension Service in Washington, DC.
Additional DetailsPrinted in small text along the bottom of the poster: SEE YOUR COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT OR LOCAL FARM EMPLOYMENT OFFICE / DISTRIBUTED BY OWI FOR WFA / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945—O-637277 / WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION.
On the reverse of the poster are several paragraphs headed by: “YOU CAN HELP HARVEST WAR CROPS BY DISPLAYING THIS POSTER.” There is also a blank area for an address, along with a return address for the War Food Administration Extension Service in Washington, DC.
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
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.In Collection(s)
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