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Eat the Basic 7 poster with a pie chart of food groups

Object | Accession Number: 1988.42.25

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    Eat the Basic 7 poster with a pie chart of food groups
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    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    Eat the Basic 7 poster issued by the United States Department of Agriculture during World War II (1939-1945.) Food groups were color coded as in this pie chart, to make them easier to remember. In 1942, the Emergency Price Control Act was passed and the Office of Price Administration began rationing food and other goods to make sure they were available to aid Allies and to supply the military. From March 1943-June 1945, the War Food Administation was set up to handle food production and distribution for civilian and war needs. People were encouraged to grow Victory Gardens due to farm labor, transportation, and food shortages. Nutrition programs were introduced to educate the public about healthful eating, food preservation, and efficient food usage to reduce waste. Ration stamps for food purchase were introduced to regulate food consumption. Food rationing continued in the US until after the war in 1946.
    Artwork Title
    For Health, eat some food from each group every day!
    Date
    publication/distribution:  1943
    Geography
    publication: Washington (D.C.)
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David and Zelda Silberman
    Markings
    front, top, white on black : For Health...eat some food / from each group...every day!
    front, center of pie chart, red ink : ✩ U.S. NEEDS US STRONG ✩ EAT THE BASIC 7 EVERY DAY ✩
    front, right, white : U.S. GOVERNMENT CHART
    front, bottom, white : IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC 7... / EAT ANY OTHER FOODS YOU WANT
    front, bottom edge, center and right, white : U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1943 - O - 525965
    Contributor
    Printer: United States Government Printing Office
    Distributor: United States Department of Agriculture
    Issuer: War Food Administration, United States Department of Agriculture

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Classification
    Posters
    Category
    War propaganda
    Physical Description
    Offset color lithographic poster of a pie chart with 7 differently colored slices labeled group 1-7, with the name of the food group and types of food for healthy eating: green background, GROUP ONE GREEN AND YELLOW VEGETABLES some raw - some cooked, frozen or canned ; orange background, GROUP TWO ORANGES, TOMATOES, GRAPEFRUIT or raw cabbage or salad greens ; blue background, GROUP THREE POTATOES AND OTHER VEGETABLES AND FRUITS raw, dried, cooked, frozen or canned ; white background, GROUP FOUR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS fluid, evaporated, dried milk, or cheese ; pink background, GROUP FIVE MEAT, POULTRY, FISH, OR EGGS or dried beans, peas nuts, or peanut butter ; brown background, GROUP SIX BREAD, FLOUR AND CEREALS Natural whole grain -- or enriched or restored ; yellow background, GROUP SEVEN BUTTER AND FORTIFIED MARGARINE (with added Vitamin Ae pie chart on a black background. In the center is a white circle with a blue image of a smiling family, 2 parents, a boy, and a girl. The poster was folded into quarters for convenient mailing.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 27.875 inches (70.803 cm) | Width: 22.000 inches (55.88 cm)
    Materials
    overall : paper, ink

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    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
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    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The poster was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1988 by David and Zelda Silberman.
    Funding Note
    The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
    Record last modified:
    2024-11-07 11:29:32
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