Member of U.S. Food Administration: Food Will Win the War
A navy-blue window card with a red-and-white striped border shows a shield emblem on a ribbon reading 'Member of U.S. Food Administration'. The slogan 'Food will win the war' sits above a pledge to keep meatless, wheatless and porkless days. The tell is the display of membership: the card shows a household or shop publicly signalling compliance, which invites neighbours to do the same.
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-77.
Text on the object
MEMBER OF U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION Food will win the war We observe Meatless days Wheatless days - Porkless days and carry out all conservation rules of the U.S.Food Administration FORBES BOS[…] [printer's imprint, lower right edge, cut off]
The imprint at the lower right edge is tiny and partly cut off; only 'FORBES' and the start of a second word ('BOS...') can be read. The seal at top centre is not text.
