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YOUR SUGAR RATION IS 2 LBS. PER MONTH
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YOUR SUGAR RATION IS 2 LBS. PER MONTH

Date1917
CountryUSA
MediumPoster
DimensionsOverall: 37.9 x 50.6 cm (14 15/16 x 19 15/16")
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Phillip M. Flammer.
Object number100060059
DescriptionIn center of poster are three spaced out bags of sugar, each tied up with a string. On front of left bag: SUGAR/2 lbs. center bag: SUGAR/ 1 lb. 1. oz. Right bag: SUGAR/11 oz. Top: THIS STORE IS PLEDGED TO CONFORM TO THE/SUGAR REGULATIONS OF THE U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION/seal with shield and wheat on sides "Your Sugar Ration/is 2 lbs. per month." Bottom: AMERICA'S VOLUNTARY RATION/We must confine our consumption of sugar/to not more than 2 lbs. per person per month/in order to provide a restricted/ration/to England, France and Italy. LRC: "The Carey Printing Company"/seal with wings on sides. "New York," one word per wing. Within seal: "THE SEAL OF QUALITY."
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