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Poster to persuade Americans to plant a garden and make their own food.

Poster the US Food Administration created in attempts to persuade the American population to conserve food for the War.

Act passed in 1917, also known as the Lever Act, to help conserve food, creating the US Food Administration and US Fuel Administration.

A newspaper ad that is trying to get Americans to buy lots to plant victory gardens. The newspaper also argues that victory gardens need to continue on after the War.

Members of the Farmers’ Holiday Association create a roadblock in Sioux City in 1932 to stop the sale of goods from farmers who were not participating in the populist revolt known as the Farmers’ Holiday Strike.

Federal act that limited crop production in order to raise prices of crops due to the current surplus.

Propaganda created by the U.S. Food Administration to promote conservation of food.

A picture of victory gardeners with the crops they have produced to support the efforts for WWII.

A compiling of new legislation that revises the legislation from the previous code of 1910. Title 31 focuses solely on the law of Dower and legal statutes put in place in order to protect widows and their rights.

Census record shows age, occupation, and home address of the Bagley family during 1900