Back from the Trenches: State Lecture Tours, Auspices of the United States Food Administration
Six head-and-shoulders portraits of named men sit above the title 'Back from the Trenches' and a small helmeted cartoon face. The sheet announces state lecture tours under the Food Administration. The tell is testimonial: returned-front authority is attached to the speakers before any message is stated.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1918
- 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, War and the military
- 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-85.
Text on the object
EVERETT COLBY DAN REED EDWARD F. TREFZ ROSCOE MITCHELL JOHN B. LORD JULIUS LINCOLN Back from the TRENCHES STATE LECTURE TOURS Auspices of the UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION
