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@ Temple University

Mosley, John W

Description

Six unidentified African American women and one unidentified African American man stand posed holding jars of preserves. The slogan Food for Victory (seen on the sign in the bottom right corner) was used for the nation's Victory Garden program during World War II. Over 20 million Victory Gardens were grown by Americans all over the country to enusre that both soldiers and civilians would have enough fruits and vegetables during the war.

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Temple University

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PA Digital

Keywords

  1. African American Men
  2. African American Women
  3. African Americans
  4. Agriculture
  5. Canning And Preserving
  6. Farm Produce
  7. Food
  8. Food Supply
  9. Gardening
  10. Nationalism
  11. Patriotism
  12. Produce
  13. Women
  14. World War Ii

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