Maine Potato Week World War 1 poster, ca, 1917
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Item 14781
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Description
World War I poster entitled, "Maine Potato Week April 28 to May 3 inclusive Eat More Potatoes and save the wheat. Every potato you eat is a bullet fired point blank at a made-in-Germany peace."
Other Information
- Title: Maine Potato Week World War 1 poster, ca, 1917
- Creator: The C.H. Glass Co.
- Creation Date: circa 1917
- Subject Date: circa 1917
- Town: Bangor
- County: Penobscot
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper, poster
- Dimensions (cm): 97.5 x 63
- Local Code: World War 1 poster collection, Coll. 463 #1041
- Object Type: Text and Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Potatoes--Maine
War posters--American--Maine, 1910-1920
World War, 1914-1918--Economic and social aspects
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