1918 /original Wwi Poster / The President Says. / Linen Backed / Food /wilson

1918 /ORIGINAL WWI POSTER / THE PRESIDENT SAYS... / LINEN BACKED / USFA. Title: 1918 /ORIGINAL WWI POSTER / THE PRESIDENT SAYS...

/ LINEN BACKED / USFA Publication: Washington DC: United States Food Administration, 1918 Edition: First Edition. Description: This is an ORIGINAL WWI poster entitled THE PRESIDENT SAYS... Featuring a portrait of President Woodrow Wilson by artist Adolph Treidler. The text is from President Wilson's speech of November 11, 1918 before Congress announcing the end of WWI.

Under the Armistice agreement, the United States was to provide food to several European countries. The United States Food Administration was established in 1917 with the mission to conserve food for the war effort. 19" x 29 1/2" with a 1 1/2 white border.

A Near Fine poster, certainly suitable for framing. Subject: Food & Drink, Posters, WWI. We are part of the "Gold Cities Book Town" which is comprised of Nevada City and Grass Valley, California. We specialize in Western Americana, "All Things Californian" (California History, Photographers, Poets, Authors, Law & Order, San Francisco, Yosemite, Monterey Peninsula, and so forth), Western Fine Press, Books to Film, Signed Books and Books On Books, as well as original Posters, Movie Memorabilia and the odd item of special interest or value.

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