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Poster - Canada's egg opportunity - Public domain lithograph

Poster - Canada's egg opportunity - Public domain lithograph

Poster shows a large chicken, two figures representing Great Britain and Canada, and four eggs, representing egg production in Canada and sales to Britain. Text continues: Very little eggs for such a big bird. ... More

Mr. Trade & family or the state of ye nation / St--t, B--rn--d, & Co. origt. ; G--rm--e, N--h & Co. excr., British Cartoon Print

Mr. Trade & family or the state of ye nation / St--t, B--rn--d, & Co. ...

Print shows a ragged family driven to poverty probably through the policies and actions of the Earl of Bute, George Germain, and Lord North, with some able assistence by former Massachusetts governor Francis Be... More

Poster - Canada's butter opportunity - Public domain lithograph

Poster - Canada's butter opportunity - Public domain lithograph

Poster shows four plates of butter, representing the amount of butter Canada sold to Great Britain before the war, the shortage of butter in Britain due to the war, and how much butter Canada has sold twelve ye... More

War atrocities / Hy Mayer ; by Hy Mayer.

War atrocities / Hy Mayer ; by Hy Mayer.

Illustration shows a vignette cartoon struggling to find humor in war with a "Metropolitan Opera Star" greeted with applause by the enemy; a woman fretting over the escalating cost of perfume; a young student f... More

Remember we must feed Daddy too / R.E. Johnston/18.

Remember we must feed Daddy too / R.E. Johnston/18.

Poster shows a woman feeding a young boy on her lap. A vignette of a soldier with rifle appears in background, as if in her imagination.

The English lion dismember'd or the voice of the public for an enquiry into public expenditure, British Cartoon Print

The English lion dismember'd or the voice of the public for an enquiry...

Print shows, on the left, Lord North carrying a large sack labeled "Budget" over his shoulder, tethered to the sack by chain is a lion from which America (represented by a Native man wearing feathered headdress... More

Are you breaking the law? Patriotic Canadians will not hoard food

Are you breaking the law? Patriotic Canadians will not hoard food

Poster shows a man and woman with bags of hoarded flour and sugar looking at the silhouette of a policeman walking by their blind-covered window. A Canada Food Board statement, detailing fines for hoarding, ha... More

Fish & vegetable meals will save wheat, meat & fats for our soldiers and allies

Fish & vegetable meals will save wheat, meat & fats for our soldiers a...

Poster shows an arrangement of fish and vegetables. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Buy fresh fish, save the meat for our soldiers and allies / E. Henderson.

Buy fresh fish, save the meat for our soldiers and allies / E. Henders...

Poster shows a butcher pointing at fish while a customer looks on.

America pois'd in the balance of justice

America pois'd in the balance of justice

Print shows two despondent women, possibly Britannia and America, reclining on a cliff in the rugged landscape of the new world, behind them, ships sailing toward the horizon pass a burning city, and two gods, ... More

We are saving you, you save food / E. Henderson.

We are saving you, you save food / E. Henderson.

Poster shows a soldier pointing in the air with explosions in the background. Text continues: Well fed soldiers will win the war.

Come into the garden Dad! / Sampson.

Come into the garden Dad! / Sampson.

Poster shows a young boy in overalls with a shovel over his shoulder.

Canada Food Board recipe books - Public domain poster

Canada Food Board recipe books - Public domain poster

Poster shows front and back of four cook books issued by the Canada Food Board.

Boys to the farm -- bring your chums and do your bit  -- S.O.S. / E. Henderson.

Boys to the farm -- bring your chums and do your bit -- S.O.S. / E. H...

Poster shows man in Sons of the Soil uniform blowing a bugle to summon men to the Sons of the Soil corps. In the background, men in the S.O.S. uniform head for the fields. Text indicates that the bugler is wear... More

Poster - Canada's beef opportunity - Public domain lithograph

Poster - Canada's beef opportunity - Public domain lithograph

Poster shows figures of steers with beef statistics indicating how much beef Britain buys and how much Canada sells to Britain. Text continues: Speed up. We must do better.

Figuring it out / Keppler. - Victorian era public domain image

Figuring it out / Keppler. - Victorian era public domain image

Illustration shows a classroom scene with the rulers of several countries as the students, most are identified by country and showing the attributes of their leaders, such as, in the back row, "Russia" (Nichola... More

There is always a last straw / Will Crawford.

There is always a last straw / Will Crawford.

Illustration shows German Emperor William II about to place another bundle of rifles, swords, and ammunition labeled "The Last Straw" onto a huge stack of weapons labeled "German Armament" on the back of a came... More

S.O.S. Soldiers of the Soil  - boys to the front

S.O.S. Soldiers of the Soil - boys to the front

Poster shows a farmer on a horse leading two plow horses pointing and to vignette showing soldiers in battle. Text encourages boy between the ages of 15 and 19 to volunteer for the Soldiers of the Soil program.

Waste not, want not - prepare for winter

Waste not, want not - prepare for winter

Poster shows a young woman and an older woman standing before a table of fruits and vegetables, and some canned foods. The older woman holds up a jar and gestures toward the table. Additional text: Save perisha... More

Canada's pork opportunity / E. Henderson.

Canada's pork opportunity / E. Henderson.

Poster shows two figures representing Great Britain and Canada exchanging money for a pig. A large hog indicates how many pounds of pork Britain buys and the smaller pig represents how much Canada sells. Text c... More

Gib zur Bayer. Grenz-Spende / W. Krain.

Gib zur Bayer. Grenz-Spende / W. Krain.

Poster shows a man walking away from a gaming table and depositing money into a bucket marked "Grenze-Spende" which is held by a cherub; in background, two men sit playing cards. Text encourages people to give ... More

White House wool, 1920 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

White House wool, 1920 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from caption list. Caption from caption list: This wool, 177 3/4 pounds of it, was sheared from the P... More

White House wool, 1920 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

White House wool, 1920 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fountain, historic landmark, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.