Build a Silo - Save the Corn - State Council of Defense of Illinois

Accession Number
1954/2.35.114

Title
Build a Silo - Save the Corn - State Council of Defense of Illinois

Artist(s)
Artist Unknown

Object Creation Date
circa 1918

Medium & Support
color lithograph on paper

Dimensions
23 1/2 x 17 1/4 in. (59.6 x 43.7 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Maurice F. Lyons

Physical Description
Text: Build a Silo - Save the Corn - The Feed Value of 100 Tons of Silage, Over and Above that Saved by Ordinary Harvesting, is Sufficient to Make Food to Supply 2400 American Soldiers For One Day - Food Production and Conservation Committee - State Council of Defense of Illinois

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Text-based Art
World War I
cart
farmyards
horses
posters

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