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
Rights	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.
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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