WWI original poster Will You Help the Women of France Save Wheat

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Original Rare Poster World War I
"Will you help the Women of France? SAVE WHEAT. They are struggling against starvation and trying to feed not only themselves and children: but their husbands and sons who are fighting in the trenches." Designed by Edward Penfield, born in Brooklyn, NY, and published by the United States Food Administration, this propaganda poster was released sometime in 1918, after the United States was well into the War (we joined on April 6, 1917). In it, three French peasant women, in skirts and kerchiefs, have hooked themselves to a plow in lieu of horses. It is a striking image and one that was effective in tugging at American heartstrings, where white Anglo-Saxon women rarely engaged in this kind of brute manual labor.
The last picture attached is a picture of a reprint so you can see the printed words on the bottom. These words do not appear on my poster, so I am guessing at some point they were cut away. There is paper loss as you can see in my pictures and you can get it restored if you choose. This is a wonderful piece and is rare because it is very large and many did not survive.
I have had this for many years, and have cherished it. It measures approximately 55” x 32”.
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