I Volunteer to Help Win the War by Producing and Saving Food and Feeds
A text-only gate-post card in red and blue type asks the reader to 'volunteer' to produce and save food and feeds, then says 'Don't be a slacker' and 'Join my company.' The reader is told to see the county agent. The tell is the pairing of an invitation to join a company of volunteers with the label 'slacker' for those who stay out.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1917
- Period
- First World War
- Made by
- University of Tennessee Division of Extension, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture
- 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
University of Tennessee Division of Extension, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. National Archives and Records Administration, 4-P-241.
Text on the object
TACK THIS ON YOUR GATE POST I VOLUNTEER TO HELP WIN THE WAR By Producing and Saving Food and Feeds WILL YOU DON'T BE A SLACKER JOIN MY COMPANY Talk With Your County Agents For any other information write to Division of Extension, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This card is printed for your use thru the co-operation of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the State Department of Agriculture, and the College of Agriculture, University of Tennessee. Charles A. Keffer, Director, Division of Extension, Knoxville, Tennessee. TACK THIS ON YOUR GATE POST
The partly visible attached card at the right edge (fragments such as 'readwinner', 'ments for food conservation?', 'dministration wishes to have as men', 'All women over sixteen are eligib') is cut off and not transcribed. The final word of 'Talk With Your County Agents' is partly covered by it.
