America's Food Pledge: 20 Million Tons
A wheat-wreath roundel carrying a shield frames the figure '20 million tons' above a promise to feed Europe, the Allies and 'liberated nations'. The poster gives one target figure and one comparison ('two-thirds more than last year from stocks no larger') without further data, and asks readers simply to save food.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1917
- Period
- First World War
- Made by
- U.S. Food Administration
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Wilson Administration
- Leader
- Woodrow Wilson
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- Home front, Economy and finance
- Event
- World War I
- Regime
- Wilson administration
- Leader
- Woodrow Wilson
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 4 (U.S. Food Administration), World War I Posters (NAID 512439), retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- NARA Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
U.S. Food Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, 4-P-155.
Text on the object
America's food pledge 20 million tons we have promised to feed the hungry millions of Europe-the Allies and liberated nations Save food two-thirds more than last year from stocks no larger UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION
