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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.
It's Your Food, 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.

It's Your Food, Don't Waste it!

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.303
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1946)
Issuing Body (American, 1940 - 1942)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 14 in x W 11 in (35.6 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA poster featuring a black and white photographic image of a woman in a maid's uniform. She is holding a full plate of food behind her. Black text in the upper section of the poster reads: COOKIE SAYS:- / "Sure you want it?" / "When you call for a 'repeat' / Don't take more than / you can eat!" At the bottom of the poster is a red block with white text reading: It's YOUR Food / Don't Waste it! / ISSUED BY WSA FOOD CONTROL - SPONSORED BY LABOR AND MANAGEMENT. Above the red block is the poster number: GPO 651718.
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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