Plant a Victory Garden

Name/Title

Plant a Victory Garden

Entry/Object ID

2024.2.12

Description

This PLANT A VICTORY GARDEN poster portrays a family tending a victory garden in dual tone colors. Shortly after the United States was drawn into the Second World War, victory gardens began to reemerge. During World War II, Victory Gardens were planted by families in the United States (the Home Front) to help prevent a food shortage. (A similar program was also implemented during WW1). Planting Victory Gardens helped make sure that there was enough food for our soldiers fighting around the world. Because canned vegetables were rationed, Victory Gardens also helped people stretch their ration coupons (the amount of certain foods they were allowed to buy at the store).

Cataloged By

Chris Causley

Acquisition

Accession

2024.2

Source or Donor

Chris Causley

Acquisition Method

Donation

Publication Details

Publication Type

Poster

Publisher

Office of War Information

Place Published

City

Washington DC

* Untyped Place Published

United States

Date Published

circa 1943

Time Period

World War Two

Printer

Government Printing Office

Place Printed

City

Washington DC

* Untyped Place Printed

United States

Date Printed

circa 1943

Publication Language

English

Location

Location

Room

Staff Ladies Room

Category

Exhibit

Condition

Overall Condition

Good