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Are You breaking the Law? Patriotic Canadians will not hoard Food : Canada Food Board sensitive campaign

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

1918

Reference:

Box number: A158/X1

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3635512

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National Archives of Canada fonds

National Archives poster collection

War Records Survey Posters

Are You breaking the Law? Patriotic Canadians will not hoard Food :
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Date(s):

1918

Place of creation:

Canada

Place of printing:

Hamilton, Ontario

Extent:

1 print / estampe : coloured offset lithograph on wove paper
Support 62.500 x 46.500 cm

Language of material:

English

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Scene depicting a man and a woman touching bags of hoarded flour and sugar that are sitting on a table. There is a silhouette of a passing policeman that is seen in their window., Condition note: Tears at left and right sides, and bottom. Losses at top edge and upper left edge of support.
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Canada Food Board (Ottawa, Ontario)

Artist: Unknown
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General note:

Other copies exist: 1983-28-705

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Dated., Inscription: On the stone, t.: Are YOU breaking the Law? ; u.l. [logo]: CANADA FOOD BOARD / .S.O.S ; u.r. [notice attached to wall of room]: CANADA / FOOD BOARD / ORDER / FOOD HOARDERS / Fines $100[^00] to $1000[^00] / or / 3 months Prison / or / Both;.... b.: PATRIOTIC CANADIANS / WILL NOT HOARD FOOD ; l.l. [below image]: HOWELL LITH. HAMILTON.
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War posters, Canadian

Food supply Canada

World War, 1914-1918

Advertising
Source:

Government

Other accession no.:

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00704
1983-028 X PIC
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
Physical access through an art archivist. No restriction on use for reproduction or publication

Box [1983-028]

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A158/X1 Item no. assigned by LAC 704

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Copy negative [1983-028 X] C-095280

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1983-28-704
Copyright: Expired / Expiré

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