[POSTER] [WWI] HUNGER

  • Chicago: Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co., 1918
By Raleigh, Henry Patrick (Artist)
Chicago: Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co., 1918. Cream paper, illustrated in black and red. Very good. 74 x 53.5 cm. "For three years America has fought starvation in Belgium - Will you eat less wheat, meat, fats and sugar that we may still send food in ship loads?"

US Food Administration issued many posters to encourage Americans to help with the ration efforts. This poster features a woman and her children, huddled together, hungry and desperate looking. Poster in good condition, creases visible with a few closed tears.


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