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Yiddish World War I poster

Original - World War I poster in Yiddish. Translated caption: "Food will win the war - You came here seeking freedom, now you must help to preserve it - Wheat is needed for the allies - waste nothing". Color lithograph, 1917.

Reason

Well designed historic poster communicates a part of Jewish history in the United States with visual symbolism that needs no translation. The text (translated in caption) urges a Yiddish speaking audience to conserve food during wartime shortages. Restored version of File:Yiddish WWI poster.jpg.

Articles this image appears in

Yiddish_language#The_20th_century, History_of_the_Jews_in_the_United_States#World_War_I

Creator

Charles Edward Chambers

• Support as nominator --Durova³⁶⁹ 07:23, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
• Support I'm not crazy about the crispness of image when in full view size, but the problem is clearly in the artistic technique, not the image itself. Also, perhaps due to the text being grey, it seems like the contrast is a bit low in the bottom. Overall though, a faithful representation of the image, so I approve. Nezzadar ^[SPEAK] 19:02, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
• Comment: I love the image, but there's one thing bothering me- was this widely distributed? As in, is this a government commissioned poster, or is it just something that went up in someone's village hall? J Milburn (talk) 22:05, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
  • Not sure. Probably wasn't posted on the wall of city hall in Peoria. Still, relevant to the history of the Yiddish language and the target audience. Durova³⁶⁹ 22:32, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
• Support Another interesting US war poster. Staxringold _talk^contribs 01:43, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
• Support, excellent. There is more on the image's background here; it was published by the United States Food Administration. --JN466 02:50, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
• Support Excellent image. Criterion 3 is especially strong for me here: I'm instantly compelled to read more about this subject. Meets all the criteria. Jujutacular ^T · C 20:04, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
• Support - Very interesting, good image. — Oli ^OR Pyfan! 20:23, 23 November 2009 (UTC).
• Support - per nom and Jujutacular. Elekhh (talk) 20:48, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
• Support Very interesting, and good EV. Sophus Bie ^(talk) 11:40, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
• Support Well done. Noodle snacks (talk) 23:15, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
• Support Good to see LOC including a translation. upstateNYer 01:35, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
• Support High quality and historic. I do, however, think the description on the photo page should mention that this was posted in the U.S..—DMCer™ 03:42, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Promoted File:Yiddish WWI poster2.jpg©Geni 22:49, 8 December 2009 (UTC)