Save the wheat and help the fleet : eat less bread.
Title
Save the wheat and help the fleet : eat less bread .
Date
[1914-1918]
Contributor
Hazell, Watson & Viney, printer.
Description
Poster appealing to the populace to help preserve the navy by conserving wheat . Illustration shows a loaf of bread sitting on a rock in the foreground and the silhouettes of British warships in the background . Text reads , "Save the Wheat and Help the Fleet . Eat Less Bread. " Historical note : This poster demonstrates the importance of the British fleet to the government and people of the island nation . By travelling in convoys with merchant vessels , the Royal Navy ensured that food and supplies were brought to Great Britain without major interruption , allowing the country to survive the U-Boat offensive on Allied shipping mounted by the German navy .
Note
Date of issue based on the dates of World War I . "F . C . No 21. " Orientation : Vertical .
Subject
Food conservation -- Great Britain. World War, 1914-1918 -- Propaganda. Bread -- Great Britain. War posters, Great Britain .
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Posters
Publisher
[Great Britain : publisher not identified
Language
English
Local Rights Statement
This material is made available for private study, scholarship, and research use. For access to the original or a high resolution reproduction, contact: Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center, scrc@temple.edu, 215-204-8257.
Standardized Rights Statement
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Repository
Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
Repository Collection
George F. Tyler Poster Collection
Digital Collection
Allied Posters of World War I
Digital Publisher
Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries.
Physical Description
1 poster : col. ; 50 x 37 cm.
Resolution
low
Contact
scrc@temple.edu
Volume
Foreign war posters.
Acknowledgment
Digitization of this item was originally supported by a congressionally directed grant administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. IMLS Project CL00002-00.
Identifier
PT010065
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File Name
PT010065.jpg
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