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FARM LABOR
in Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (RG16). Office of Information (RG16.7). General Records (RG16.7.1). World War II Food Campaign Files, 1941-48, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 2, Folder Unspecified, Organization Chart) , 3 page(s)
Government document discussing the need for volunteers to work on farms.
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in Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (RG16). Office of Information (RG16.7). General Records (RG16.7.1). World War II Food Campaign Files, 1941-48, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 2, Folder Unspecified, Organization Chart) , 3 page(s)
Description
Government document discussing the need for volunteers to work on farms.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Farm work, Volunteers, Food supply, World War II, 1939-1945, Depression & World War II (1929–1945)
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IT'S TIME FOR TOTAL WAR ON FOOD WASTE!
written by Advertising Council, in Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (RG16). Office of Information (RG16.7). General Records (RG16.7.1). World War II Food Campaign Files, 1941-48, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder Unspecified) (1944) , 24 page(s)
Pamphlet from the War Advertising Council about how advertisers can help support the "Food Fights for Freedom" Campaign during June, July, and August 1944.
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written by Advertising Council, in Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (RG16). Office of Information (RG16.7). General Records (RG16.7.1). World War II Food Campaign Files, 1941-48, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder Unspecified) (1944) , 24 page(s)
Description
Pamphlet from the War Advertising Council about how advertisers can help support the "Food Fights for Freedom" Campaign during June, July, and August 1944.
Date Written / Recorded
1944
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Pamphlet
Author / Creator
Advertising Council
Topic / Theme
Food supply, Government programs, Marketing and advertising, Farm work, Food preservation, World War II, 1939-1945, Depression & World War II (1929–1945)
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Make Food Fight for Freedom By Working ON A FARM or in a FOOD PROCESSING PLANT
written by United States. Office of War Information, in Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (RG16). Office of Information (RG16.7). General Records (RG16.7.1). World War II Food Campaign Files, 1941-48, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder Unspecified) (February 1944) , 16 page(s)
Pamphlet about farm labor and food processing plant work contributing to the 'Food Fight for Freedom' program.
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written by United States. Office of War Information, in Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (RG16). Office of Information (RG16.7). General Records (RG16.7.1). World War II Food Campaign Files, 1941-48, of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder Unspecified) (February 1944) , 16 page(s)
Description
Pamphlet about farm labor and food processing plant work contributing to the 'Food Fight for Freedom' program.
Date Written / Recorded
February 1944, 1944
Field of Study
Food Studies Online
Content Type
Pamphlet
Author / Creator
United States. Office of War Information
Topic / Theme
Food industry, Farm work, Rationing, Wartime economy, Farm workers, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Americans
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Not too young or not too old to do their bit for Uncle Sammy.
in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder 4-G-6 Women (U.S.) - Farm and Factory Work) , 2 page(s)
Postcard showing two women cultivating a field.
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in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder 4-G-6 Women (U.S.) - Farm and Factory Work) , 2 page(s)
Description
Postcard showing two women cultivating a field.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Miscellaneous artwork
Topic / Theme
Farm workers, Farm work, World War I, 1914-1918, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928)
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Photograph of a Farmerette Transplanting Seedlings
in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder 4-G-6 Women (U.S.) - Farm and Factory Work), Underwood & Underwood (1918) , 3 page(s)
Photograph of a woman transplanting seedlings raised under glass. Includes typewritten description.
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in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder 4-G-6 Women (U.S.) - Farm and Factory Work), Underwood & Underwood (1918) , 3 page(s)
Description
Photograph of a woman transplanting seedlings raised under glass. Includes typewritten description.
Date Written / Recorded
1918
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Underwood & Underwood
Topic / Theme
Farm workers, Farm work, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Americans
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Photograph of a truck farm in the space between the curb and sidewalk of a residential thoroughfare, guarded by a sign which warns of trespa...
in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 6, Folder 4-G-41 U.S. - War Gardens), Central News Photo Service , 3 page(s)
Photograph of a sign in a bush that reads, 'Seed is sown here please keep off'.
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in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 6, Folder 4-G-41 U.S. - War Gardens), Central News Photo Service , 3 page(s)
Description
Photograph of a sign in a bush that reads, 'Seed is sown here please keep off'.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Central News Photo Service
Topic / Theme
Planting, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928)
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Photograph of Butchers in Manipur, India
in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 2, Folder 4-G-23 Other Countries), British Pictorial Service , 2 page(s)
Photograph of native butchers in Manipur, India during World War I.
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in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 2, Folder 4-G-23 Other Countries), British Pictorial Service , 2 page(s)
Description
Photograph of native butchers in Manipur, India during World War I.
Field of Study
Food Studies Online
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
British Pictorial Service
Topic / Theme
Butchers, Butchering, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Indians (Asian)
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Photograph of Digging an Irrigation Ditch, Upper Mesopotamia
in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 2, Folder 4-G-23 Other Countries) (1918) , 2 page(s)
Photograph of Mesopotamian workers digging an irrigation ditch in 1918.
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in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 2, Folder 4-G-23 Other Countries) (1918) , 2 page(s)
Description
Photograph of Mesopotamian workers digging an irrigation ditch in 1918.
Date Written / Recorded
1918
Field of Study
Food Studies Online
Content Type
Photograph
Topic / Theme
Blue collar workers, Irrigation, Farm work, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Turkish
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Photograph of Farmettes
in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder 6 Women (U.S.) - Farm and Factory Work), Underwood & Underwood , 2 page(s)
Women farming in a field.
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in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 1, Folder 6 Women (U.S.) - Farm and Factory Work), Underwood & Underwood , 2 page(s)
Description
Women farming in a field.
Field of Study
Food Studies Online
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Underwood & Underwood
Topic / Theme
Farm work, Food crops, World War I, 1914-1918, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928)
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Photograph of Farming in Germany: Women Gathering Onion Seed
in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 2, Folder 11 Germany - War Workers) , 2 page(s)
Women gathering onion seed on farm in Germany.
Sample
in Records of the U.S. Food Administration, 1917-1920 (RG4). Records of Headquarters 1917-20 (RG4.2). Photographs of Food Conservation Activities, 1917-1919 (RG4-G), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (Box 2, Folder 11 Germany - War Workers) , 2 page(s)
Description
Women gathering onion seed on farm in Germany.
Field of Study
Food Studies Online
Content Type
Photograph
Topic / Theme
Women, Harvesting, Farm workers, World War I, 1914-1918, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928)
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