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Canned and bottled foods. Display of canned and bottled foods

Canned and bottled foods. Display of canned and bottled foods

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The Herbster family gets well-balanced meals. Mrs. Herbster plans to give the children milk; leafy, green or yellow vegetables; raw fruits or vegetables rich in Vitamin C; cereals and bread, lean meat, poultry, fish and other vital foods which build and repair the body, give energy for work and play

The Herbster family gets well-balanced meals. Mrs. Herbster plans to g...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

It is vital for everyone to understand that any attempt to sell or get rationed foods without ration points is stealing--stealing from our fighting men and our allies the food they must have if we are to win this war

It is vital for everyone to understand that any attempt to sell or get...

Photo shows a rat nibbling at a box; part of a group of photos about rationing meat.

New York, New York. Importer of Oriental and Italian foods on First Avenue at Tenth Street

New York, New York. Importer of Oriental and Italian foods on First Av...

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Preparation for point rationing. Miss Elizabeth Law, who teaches an adult homemaking class at Mckinley High School, Washington, D.C., explains the use of war ration book two to a group of homemakers at the school. The relationship of balanced diets to point-rationed foods is taught to adult classes open to all D.C. homemakers

Preparation for point rationing. Miss Elizabeth Law, who teaches an ad...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Drying and canning foods. Food processing, drying and canning is just as important a part of the U.S. Crop Corps work as food raising. This worker sits comfortably as she operates a machine which cores and slices apples in preparation for drying them for the nation's number two favorite dessert, apple pie. Only ice cream rates higher in America's affections

Drying and canning foods. Food processing, drying and canning is just ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Image source: Department of Agriculture. Title and other information from caption card and pr... More

[Kitchen of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with neatly arranged wall shelves holding dishes, canned foods, and other provisions]

[Kitchen of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with neat...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 50. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

Daughter of Ambassador Davies and fiance guests on yachting party. Washington, D.C., May 23. Gay Emlen Knight Davies, daughter of Joseph E. Davies, ambassador to Belgium, and her fiance, Robert Grosjean of the London office of General Foods, were guests of honor aboard the yacht, Venture II, with Mrs. Breckinridge Bayne as hostess. Original plans for the marriage were that the ceremony would take place aboard in the event of European war, but the date has now been set for May 27 at the estate of Senator and Mrs. Millard Tydings of Maryland. The couple will make their home in London after the ceremony

Daughter of Ambassador Davies and fiance guests on yachting party. Was...

A black and white photo of a man and a woman on a boat. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Barranquitas, Puerto Rico (vicinity). Homegrown rice. Almost all the rice consumed on the island is imported. FSA (Farm Security Administration) is working toward the increased production of homegrown foods

Barranquitas, Puerto Rico (vicinity). Homegrown rice. Almost all the r...

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A 2007 mural, "Wiethorn Family Foods, Valley Mills, Texas, Welcomes You, Founded 1867," by M. Cunningham in Valley Mills, Texas, depicting an earlier time in the Bosque County town

A 2007 mural, "Wiethorn Family Foods, Valley Mills, Texas, Welcomes Yo...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

A couple of men standing next to each other in a kitchen. Office of War Information Photograph

A couple of men standing next to each other in a kitchen. Office of Wa...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm workers' community. Home economics teacher demonstrating to schoolgirls the proper methods of preparing various foods

Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm w...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Preparation for point rationing. Clearly posted cards indicating "ration points required" for various canned foods stacked on grocery shelves helps America's wartime marketers in using war ration book two

Preparation for point rationing. Clearly posted cards indicating "rati...

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Preparation for point rationing. Buying canned and bottled foods with war ration book two becomes real to pupils in this model store set up in a classroom in the Park View Elementary School, Washington, D.C. Referring to the posted list, pupils learn practical arithmetic when they figure both prices and points

Preparation for point rationing. Buying canned and bottled foods with ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Child of agricultural day laborer living near Tullahassee, Oklahoma. Notice the distended stomach, which is indicative of malnutrution and unbalanced diet with too many starchy foods. This condition is prevalent throughout the tenant farmer and day laboring families in Oklahoma

Child of agricultural day laborer living near Tullahassee, Oklahoma. N...

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One year of reciprocal aid. American soldiers can obtain British and American goods in commissary sale stores (better known as post exchanges) throughout the United Kingdom. All the British made foods, including some items as candy chocolate, medicaments and note paper, are given cash-free as reciprocal aid. Such payments as the soldiers make go to the U.S. Army Finance Department

One year of reciprocal aid. American soldiers can obtain British and A...

Picryl description: Public domain image of the British Empire armed forces, 19th-20th century war and military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Herbster family gets well-balanced meals. Mrs. Herbster plans to give the children milk; leafy, green or yellow vegetables; raw fruits or vegetables rich in Vitamin C; cereals and bread, lean meat, poultry, fish and other vital foods which build and repair the body, give energy for work and play

The Herbster family gets well-balanced meals. Mrs. Herbster plans to g...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bridgeton, New Jersey. Seabrook Farm. Packing Birds Eye frozen foods

Bridgeton, New Jersey. Seabrook Farm. Packing Birds Eye frozen foods

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Luncheon of dehydrated foods served at the United States Senate restaurant

Luncheon of dehydrated foods served at the United States Senate restau...

Picryl description: Public domain image of people, meeting, eating, drinking, food, beverage, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Preparation for point rationing. A shopper and her son carefully weigh posted price and point values in purchasing canned foods under war ration book two

Preparation for point rationing. A shopper and her son carefully weigh...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Wholesome - nutritious foods from corn / Lloyd Harrison.

Wholesome - nutritious foods from corn / Lloyd Harrison.

Poster showing an assortment of foods and dishes, along with corn starch, corn oil, and corn syrup. Caption continues: Corn products are plentiful. Use them in cakes, candies, puddings and preserving, for sala... More

Wholesome - nutritious foods from corn / Lloyd Harrison.

Wholesome - nutritious foods from corn / Lloyd Harrison.

Poster showing corn products, including corn oil, cornstarch and baked goods. Caption: Corn products are plentiful. Use them in cakes, candies, puddings, and preserving, for salads, shortening, and for frying. ... More

Annual meeting of Chamber of Commerce opens in Capital. Washington, D.C., April 26. Leading businessmen and industrialists from all parts of the country were in attendance today as the annual meeting of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce convened. the meeting celebrates the Chamber's twenty-fifth anniversary. Colby M. Chester, Chairman, General Foods Corporation of New York, is shown making principal speech, 4/26/1937

Annual meeting of Chamber of Commerce opens in Capital. Washington, D....

A black and white photo of a man at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cold storage lockers where farmers store meat and vegetables, eliminating much home canning and preserving of foods. Independence, Oregon

Cold storage lockers where farmers store meat and vegetables, eliminat...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The four freedoms. Market stands piled high with healthful foods at prices within reach are a familiar sight to Americans, but the fruits an American buys in a single day are a month's blessing for many in the conquered lands of Europe

The four freedoms. Market stands piled high with healthful foods at pr...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm workers' community. Home economics teacher demonstrating to schoolgirls the proper methods of preparing various foods

Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm w...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Preparation for point rationing. A home economics class of the McKinley High School, Washington, D.C., gets a practical lesson in home canning of fruits and vegetables, looking toward supplementing the limited allowance of canned foods available to holders of war ration book two. Mrs. Elouise Gummer, their teacher, explains the use of pressure cooker for canning

Preparation for point rationing. A home economics class of the McKinle...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a chair. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a chair. Office of War Inf...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Food in England. In the distribution of certain foods, such as oranges, British children and invalids receive priority. Through this plan various foods are allocated to those who need them most to maintain good health

Food in England. In the distribution of certain foods, such as oranges...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children of farmers, migrant workers, Great Depression era, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington public schools go to war. The public schools of Washington, D.C., like those in most other sections of the country, have revised their curricula to fit the pupils for fuller participation in the war effort. They have gone all-out for the Program of Civilian Defense and at the Margaret Murray Washington Vocational School, courses in home-making and the preservation of foods are now taught all young women. Photo shows Miss Elizabeth Wood blanching carrots to loosen skin for removal

Washington public schools go to war. The public schools of Washington,...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Handle the ration stamps with care. After the first two weeks, if you are a retailer, you need them to replace your own supplies of all these rationed foods

Handle the ration stamps with care. After the first two weeks, if you ...

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A 2007 mural ("Wiethorn Family Foods, Valley Mills, Texas, Welcomes You, Founded 1867") by M. Cunningham in Valley Mills, Texas, depicting an earlier time in the Bosque County town

A 2007 mural ("Wiethorn Family Foods, Valley Mills, Texas, Welcomes Yo...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

A black and white photo of jars on shelves. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of jars on shelves. Office of War Information ...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

There's no June in January for the housewife with economy and Victory on her mind. Buying foods out of season means less food for more money, and less money available for household staples and defense stamps

There's no June in January for the housewife with economy and Victory ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm workers' community. Home economics teacher demonstrating to schoolgirls the proper methods of preparing various foods

Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm w...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

How to conserve household gas. Turning the gas as high as possible causes waste. A moderate flame will heat foods just as rapidly as a high flame. For more efficient cooking, use a pot with a flat bottom and straight sides. If the stove is equipped with different size burners, use small burners for small pots and large burners for large utensils

How to conserve household gas. Turning the gas as high as possible cau...

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Bridgeton, New Jersey. Seabrook Farm. Packing Birds Eye frozen foods

Bridgeton, New Jersey. Seabrook Farm. Packing Birds Eye frozen foods

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Preparation for point rationing. Catherine M. Rooney, 6th grade teacher at the Murch Elementary School, Washington, D.C., explains to her interested pupils how to use war ration book two when shopping for processed foods

Preparation for point rationing. Catherine M. Rooney, 6th grade teache...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Preparation for point rationing. Never too young to learn, these future homemakers receive first-hand experience in looking for point values as well as prices and information on labels when buying canned and bottled foods with war ration book two

Preparation for point rationing. Never too young to learn, these futur...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Wholesome - nutritious foods from corn / Lloyd Harrison.

Wholesome - nutritious foods from corn / Lloyd Harrison.

Poster showing corn products, including corn oil, cornstarch and baked goods. Caption: Corn products are plentiful. Use them in cakes, candies, puddings, and preserving, for salads, shortening, and for frying. ... More

The Herbster family gets well-balanced meals. Mrs. Herbster plans to give the children milk; leafy, green or yellow vegetables; raw fruits or vegetables rich in Vitamin C; cereals and bread, lean meat, poultry, fish and other vital foods which build and repair the body, give energy for work and play

The Herbster family gets well-balanced meals. Mrs. Herbster plans to g...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man picking apples. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man picking apples. Office of War Informa...

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A group of men standing around a pile of apples. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men standing around a pile of apples. Office of War Informa...

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Sorting washed grapefruit, juice plant, Weslaco, Texas. This area of Texas, the Rio Grande Valley, has extensive citrus cultivation, particularly grapefruit. Canning and packing plants for vegetables and citrus are located along the railroad line, the Missouri Pacific Railroad. These foods are transported long distances by refrigerator cars

Sorting washed grapefruit, juice plant, Weslaco, Texas. This area of T...

Picryl description: Public domain image of workers, labor, 1940s, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mrs. Peacock and daughter Mary, RR (Rural Rehabilitation) four years, getting some of their supply of canned foods for dinner. Many families keep their jars on shelves along wall in bedroom and living room. Coffee County, Alabama

Mrs. Peacock and daughter Mary, RR (Rural Rehabilitation) four years, ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mrs. Watkins (project family) in her smokehouse showing canned foods and cured meat. Coffee, Alabama

Mrs. Watkins (project family) in her smokehouse showing canned foods a...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Herbster family gets well-balanced meals. Mrs. Herbster plans to give the children milk; leafy, green or yellow vegetables; raw fruits or vegetables rich in Vitamin C; cereals and bread, lean meat, poultry, fish and other vital foods which build and repair the body, give energy for work and play

The Herbster family gets well-balanced meals. Mrs. Herbster plans to g...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bridgeton, New Jersey. Seabrook Farms. Belford Seabrook checking packed frozen foods in a refrigerated warehouse

Bridgeton, New Jersey. Seabrook Farms. Belford Seabrook checking packe...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Luncheon of dehydrated foods served at the United States Senate restaurant

Luncheon of dehydrated foods served at the United States Senate restau...

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Dehydrated foods. Top war agency officials lunch on dehydrated foods--the kind of food that is being sent overseas to save shipping space. From left to right: Leon Henderson, Price Administrator; Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board (WPB); Brigadier General Carl Hardigg, Office of the Quartermaster General; and William Batt, WPB Vice Chairman. The luncheon was arranged on November 6, 1942 in the Social Security Building by Lee Marshall, Food Consultant to Mr. Nelson, to acquaint war agency officials with the progress that has been made in this country in the field of dehydrated foods. Such dried foods result in savings of up to eighty percent in volume and up to ninety percent in weight

Dehydrated foods. Top war agency officials lunch on dehydrated foods--...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Drying and canning foods. Food processing, drying and canning is just as important a part of the U.S. Crop Corps work as food raising. This worker sits comfortably as she operates a machine which cores and slices apples in preparation for drying them for the nation's number two favorite dessert, apple pie. Only ice cream rates higher in America's affections

Drying and canning foods. Food processing, drying and canning is just ...

Public domain photograph - working class people, the 1930s United States, work, labor, worker, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gus Marris is shown with a large display of Greek foods at the Couphopoulos Delicatessen at 306 W. 40th St. / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo.

Gus Marris is shown with a large display of Greek foods at the Couphop...

Title from news agency caption on item. NYWT&S staff photographer. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Foods such as these--turnips, pumpkins, onions, potatoes, apples, pears--can be kept for several months if stored right. The best type of storage depends upon the climate, the soil conditions, and the materials you have to work with. Now you will see pictures of many different types of storage, and perhaps they will help you decide which type would be best for your farm

Foods such as these--turnips, pumpkins, onions, potatoes, apples, pear...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dehydrated foods. Top war agency officials lunch on dehydrated foods--the kind of food that is being sent overseas to save shipping space. From left to right: Leon Henderson, Price Administrator; Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board (WPB).

Dehydrated foods. Top war agency officials lunch on dehydrated foods--...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

This wet cellar is a poor place for canned foods. The air must be moist, to keep vegetables and fruits from shrivelling, but there should be no water standing on the floor or seeping through the walls. Molds will grow in a place like this when the weather is warm

This wet cellar is a poor place for canned foods. The air must be mois...

Public domain photograph of America during the Great Depression, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Preparation for point rationing. With an official as their guide, woman shopper and daughter get their first experience in using war ration book two in purchasing processed foods. Harold B. Rowe, director of Office of Price Administration's (OPA) Food Rationing Division, indicates the point values of various canned goods

Preparation for point rationing. With an official as their guide, woma...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Chicago, Illinois. Subsistence research laboratory of the U.S. Army quartermaster depot. Mountain ration. At severe altitudes men loose their taste for solid foods, but still enjoy sweets, fruits, and soups

Chicago, Illinois. Subsistence research laboratory of the U.S. Army qu...

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Food in England. A shopkeeper cancels the coupons in a British housewife's ration book for the tea, sugar, cooking fats and bacon she is allowed for one week. Most foods in Britain are rationed and some brand names are given the designation "National"

Food in England. A shopkeeper cancels the coupons in a British housewi...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Preparation for point rationing. While a shopper and her children look on, the clerk tears point stamps from war ration book two to cover processed foods being purchased

Preparation for point rationing. While a shopper and her children look...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Variety of foods canned by Vivian Jarrell including sweet pickles, tomato juice, peach jelly, apples, garden relish, golden delicious applesauce, and string beans

Variety of foods canned by Vivian Jarrell including sweet pickles, tom...

Event: Visit to the Jarrell's. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

And, in the end, all points must flow back to the OPA (Office of Price Administration) to be accounted for. Every buyer of foods under this program must give points for them. And in every case the primary distributor--such as the slaughterer, cheese or butter manufacturer, fish canner, refiner of edible fats or oils and many processors--must give the Office of Price Administration an account of sales and turn over points received

And, in the end, all points must flow back to the OPA (Office of Price...

And this is also a poor place. Sunlight causes some foods to fade. Direct sunshine makes too much heat for the jars

And this is also a poor place. Sunlight causes some foods to fade. Dir...

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Preparation for point rationing. With official table of point values for processed foods prominently posted, a shopper awaits wrapping of her purchases while clerk removes point stamps from war ration book two

Preparation for point rationing. With official table of point values f...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Washington public schools go to war. The public schools of Washington, D.C., like those in most other sections of the country, have revised their curricula to fit the pupils for fuller participation in the war effort. They have gone all-out for the Program of Civilian Defense and at the Margaret Murray Washington Vocational School, courses in home-making and the preservation of foods are now taught all young women. Photo shows Miss Valeria Wingfield giving carrots the "cold dip" preparatory to removing the skin, cutting into strips and packing into sterilized jars for cooking

Washington public schools go to war. The public schools of Washington,...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Take a good look at the foods that this rationing program protects. First comes meat, and all meat products...

Take a good look at the foods that this rationing program protects. Fi...

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How to conserve household gas. If you would like to save gas and keep that souffle from falling don't peek in the oven unless it is imperative. Time and temperature charts should be used when baking to save loss of heat; the same rule applies to foods cooking on the stove. Remove the lids of pots only when absolutely necessary

How to conserve household gas. If you would like to save gas and keep ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of people, meeting, eating, drinking, food, beverage, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Nothing wrong with these shelves. Shelves like these may be built in a well-ventilated cellar, cave, or closet where it is cool, but not cold enough to freeze, and where there is no strong light. They are wide enough, they are built of strong boards, and they are braced with sturdy supports. One hundred feet of twelve-inch shelving will hold five hundred jars. Notice the orderly arrangement of jars. All foods of one kind are together

Nothing wrong with these shelves. Shelves like these may be built in a...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Luncheon of dehydrated foods served at the United States Senate restaurant

Luncheon of dehydrated foods served at the United States Senate restau...

Public domain photograph of restaurant tables, dinner, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Electric Institute of Washington. Cooking foods in the electric cooker III

Electric Institute of Washington. Cooking foods in the electric cooker...

Public domain photograph of commerce and advertising, 1920s-1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Preparation for point rationing. With an official as their guide, woman shopper and daughter get their first experience in using war ration book two in purchasing processed foods. Harold B. Rowe, director of Office of Price Administration's (OPA) Food Rationing Division, indicates the point values of various canned goods

Preparation for point rationing. With an official as their guide, woma...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Linden, New Jersey. Mrs. E.D. Roosevelt during her visit to General Motor's Eastern Aircraft Division. Left to right: George Crammore of United Auto Workers-Congress of Industrial Organizations (UAW-CIO); L.C. Savage, president of Industrial Foods Inc.; L.C. Goad, general manager of the Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors, Inc.; Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Dr. H.S. Killander

Linden, New Jersey. Mrs. E.D. Roosevelt during her visit to General Mo...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Displaying ceiling prices for a line of branded goods related items. Under the government's universal price ceiling, which takes effect Monday, May 18 at the retail level, storekeepers may display the ceiling price for a line of branded goods, such as drugs, foods or tobacco simply by a display card attached to the shelf, placed on the counter or located on a convenient nearby spot

Displaying ceiling prices for a line of branded goods related items. U...

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Ask the man who repairs one, and he'll tell you to turn the freeze control back to normal after quick-freezing ice-cubes or ice cream. If you leave it on high, foods will freeze and you'll waste electric current

Ask the man who repairs one, and he'll tell you to turn the freeze con...

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Washington public schools go to war. The public schools of Washington, D.C., like those in most other sections of the country, have revised their curricula to fit the pupils for fuller participation in the war effort. They have gone all-out for the Program of Civilian Defense and at the Margaret Murray Washington Vocational School, courses in home-making and the preservation of foods are now taught all young women. Photo shows Miss Laura Russell removing a can of string beans from pressure cooker

Washington public schools go to war. The public schools of Washington,...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Luncheon of dehydrated foods served at the United States Senate restaurant

Luncheon of dehydrated foods served at the United States Senate restau...

Picryl description: Public domain image of people, meeting, eating, drinking, food, beverage, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Electric Institute of Washington. Cooking foods in the electric cooker I

Electric Institute of Washington. Cooking foods in the electric cooker...

Public domain photograph of commerce and advertising, 1920s-1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Helen L. Hanson, research assistant, working on problems connected with frozen foods. In the Home Economics Department at Iowa State College. Ames, Iowa

Helen L. Hanson, research assistant, working on problems connected wit...

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Dehydrated foods. Top war agency officials lunch on dehydrated foods--the kind of food that is being sent overseas to save shipping space. From left to right: Leon Henderson, Price Administrator; Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board (WPB)

Dehydrated foods. Top war agency officials lunch on dehydrated foods--...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Electric Institute of Washington. Cooking foods in the electric cooker II

Electric Institute of Washington. Cooking foods in the electric cooker...

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Dehydrated foods. Top war agency officials lunch on dehydrated foods--the kind of food that is being sent overseas to save shipping space. From left to right: Leon Henderson, Price Administrator; Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board (WPB); Brigadier General Carl Hardigg, Office of the Quartermaster General; and William Batt, WPB Vice Chairman. The luncheon was arranged on November 6, 1942 in the Social Security Building by Lee Marshall, Food Consultant to Mr. Nelson, to acquaint war agency officials with the progress that has been made in this country in the field of dehydrated foods. Such dried foods result in savings of up to eighty percent in volume and up to ninety percent in weight

Dehydrated foods. Top war agency officials lunch on dehydrated foods--...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A man and woman looking at vegetables in a store. Office of War Information Photograph

A man and woman looking at vegetables in a store. Office of War Inform...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

Irish potatoes, cabbage, carrots, beets and apples should be kept cool and moist, but must not freeze. Cool cellars with earthen floors help to keep these foods moist enough that they do not shrivel. They may be packed in boxes of damp sand

Irish potatoes, cabbage, carrots, beets and apples should be kept cool...

Picryl description: Public domain image of food, dinner, grocery store, eating, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Paris in shape of man holding fork and cup, different foods of France and page of text]

[Paris in shape of man holding fork and cup, different foods of France...

Illus. in: Eugene Briffault, Paris a table, Paris : J. Hetzel, 1846, p. 5. Ref. copy may be in Leonard Beck, Two "Loaf-Givers", p. 193. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Families who received grants under the Labor Rehabilitation Program agreed to build food storages to preserve canned foods, set at eighty quarts per person. Here are two of the homemade food storages. Southeast Missouri

Families who received grants under the Labor Rehabilitation Program ag...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

This is a poor place to keep canned foods. The jars are too near the stove

This is a poor place to keep canned foods. The jars are too near the s...

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A couple of men standing next to each other in a kitchen. Office of War Information Photograph

A couple of men standing next to each other in a kitchen. Office of Wa...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A group of chefs preparing food in a kitchen. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of chefs preparing food in a kitchen. Office of War Informatio...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Two chefs are preparing food in a kitchen. Office of War Information Photograph

Two chefs are preparing food in a kitchen. Office of War Information P...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm workers' community. Home economics teacher demonstrating to schoolgirls the proper methods of preparing various foods

Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm w...

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A group of men sitting around a dinner table. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men sitting around a dinner table. Office of War Informatio...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Home market, getting children familiar with and interested in a wider variety of foods necessary to their health, in first grade. This is also helpful in teaching them to read, through use of printed name cards and it influences their families at home. Flint River Farms, Georgia

Home market, getting children familiar with and interested in a wider ...

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