Sir - Don't Waste While Your Wife Saves

Description:
World War I poster with the message, "Sir - don't waste while your wife saves. Adopt the doctrine of the clean plate - do your share." The poster has a red and black sketch of a heavy man who is seated at a table and is eating a full meal while busy waiters walk by in the background. The artist's name, "Crawford Young," is shown at the lower right corner of the sketch. Additional printed text along the bottom shows "United States Food Administration." Small printed text in the lower left corner of the poster shows "No. 20." Small printed text in the lower right corner shows "The W. F. Powers Co., Litho., N.Y."
Date Issued:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Subject Topic:
World War I and United States Food Administration
Subject Name:
Young, Crawford
Format:
Poster
Rights:
No Copyright - United States
URL:
http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/77B7A1B4-2916-4F4B-9C39-004170702003