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The Posters That Went to War · Over There
Food Will Win the War: You Came Here Seeking Freedom
Charles Edward Chambers (c. 1883-1941) · United States Food Administration, No. 18, 1917
Format
Archival pigment giclée on museum-grade matte art paper, color-managed to the source scan — the flat inks and stone grain intact. The 40×60 is the room-changer.
Size
$39.00
What it is
A colour lithograph Charles Edward Chambers drew for the United States Food Administration, printed by Rusling Wood of New York in 1917, 76 by 51 cm, sheet No. 18.
Why it matters
The sheet speaks to the newcomer: you came here seeking freedom, now you must help to preserve it, and wheat is needed for the allies. The Food Administration, set up by executive order on 10 August 1917, ran the country's food while it was at war.
What to notice
Immigrants arriving in New York harbour, with the Statue of Liberty beneath a rainbow.
A welcome, with a request attached.
Provenance
- School
- The Great War Poster (United States and the world)
- Designer
- Charles Edward Chambers (c. 1883-1941)
- Printer / house
- Rusling Wood, Litho., New York
- Campaign
- Food Will Win the War
- Format
- Political poster
- Poster published
- United States Food Administration, No. 18, 1917
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2002720171 · POS - US .C511, no. 2 (C size) [P&P]
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-02. Commons licence re-read 2026-11-02 on the Commons mirror of the same LoC scan: Public domain (PD-1923, PD-Layout, PD-US-expired).
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