MEARS Military Auction, Ends April 19th, 2014, 9:00 CST w/ 15-Minute Rule

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Lot #17:

1917 WW1 Keep It Coming 20 1/2" x 29" Poster

Offered is a 1914-17 World War I entitled Keep It Coming. The poster, which has been encapsulated, measures 20 1/2" x 29" The poster states Keep It Coming, which regards food for the soldiers. The poster illustrates food trucks with military personnel driving them through snowy conditions. The poster, which has minor tears, says "We must not only feed our soldiers at the front but the millions of women and children behind our lines. Gen. John J. Pershing. The bottom of the poster says: Waste Nothing. United States Food Administration. The back of the poster reads: Washed and Deacidified 1984, Wisconsin Conservation Service Center State Historical Society of Wisconsin. (63Q0024)