Subject: Food conservation

Colored poster promoting food conservation during World War I. Published by the U.S. Government for distribution in areas with Yiddish-speaking immigrant populations. The poster depicts immigrants and food. This poster is framed and museum-mounted; it has two pieces missing from the edge, with no loss of picture or text. Comparable posters have sold at auction for $1000-$2100 depending on condition. Published in the United States in 1917.