Raising war food in a gigantic scale
1917 - 1918
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Original Caption: Raising war food in a gigantic scale. A pigeon house that is said to cover more ground space than any single building in America. This squab farm, near Vineland, New Jersey, supplied tens of thousands of squabs for eastern city markets, thereby reducing the consumption of beef and pork, the two kinds of meat most needed for the feeding of our army and the military and civilian populations of our allies across the sea. This photograph was taken when most of the pigeons were on their nests inside the house. That accounts for the small number seen under the wired netting. High priced fowl and fishes are important as war food because the consumption of them by the well-to-do saves beef and pork for the masses.
This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952.
National Archives Identifier: 31481714
Full Citation: Raising war food in a gigantic scale; 1917 - 1918; Food Administration - Anti-Waste Campaign; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, 1860 - 1952, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/raising-war-food-in-a-gigantic-scale-vineland-nj, April 23, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.