Little Americans. Do Your Bit.
ca. 1918
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This poster reads: "Little Americans. Do Your Bit. Eat Oatmeal- Corn meal mush- Hominy- other corn cereals- and rice with milk. Save the Wheat for our Soldiers. Leave Nothing On Your Plate."
No child was too young to contribute to the war effort during World War I. This poster explains how “Little Americans” could do their part.
No child was too young to contribute to the war effort during World War I. This poster explains how “Little Americans” could do their part.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Food Administration.
National Archives Identifier: 512566
Full Citation: Poster 4-P-127; Little Americans. Do Your Bit. Eat Oatmeal- Corn meal mush- Hominy- other corn cereals- and rice with milk. Save the Wheat for our Soldiers. Leave Nothing On Your Plate.; ca. 1918; World War I Posters, 1917 - 1919; Records of the U.S. Food Administration, Record Group 4; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/little-americans-do-your-bit, December 13, 2024]Activities that use this document
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