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#                 Defeat the Kaiser and his U-boats : victory depends on which fails first, food or frightfulness : eat less wheat.            

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### Description

In the foreground is the profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II wearing a German helmet. His face is colored green. In the background is a u-boat in the water; farther in the distance is a sinking ship with smoke rising from it. The sky is colored orange and the orange sky is reflected on the surface of the water. Centered at the bottom of the poster is a circular seal: a shield with a U.S. flag motif, surrounded by wheat stalks. (This is a seal of the U.S. Food Administration.)                                                    

### Physical Description

1 poster : col. ; 55 x 36 cm.                                                    

### Creation Information

Steele.                                                                                          Creation Date: Unknown.                                                   

### Context

                            This                                                            **poster**                                                                                        is part of the collection entitled:                                                                World War One Collection                                                                and                                                                                        was provided by the  UNT Libraries Government Documents Department                                to the                                 UNT Digital Library,                                                                    a digital repository hosted by the                                    UNT Libraries.                                                                                        It has been viewed 24484 times, with 64 in the last month.                                                        More information about this poster can be viewed below.                        

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###                                                                                     Artist                                                                            

            -  Steele. 

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            -  United States Food Administration. 

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            -                                                          Main Title:                                                      Defeat the Kaiser and his U-boats : victory depends on which fails first, food or frightfulness : eat less wheat. 
            -                                                          Series Title:                                                      American War Posters 

### Description

In the foreground is the profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II wearing a German helmet. His face is colored green. In the background is a u-boat in the water; farther in the distance is a sinking ship with smoke rising from it. The sky is colored orange and the orange sky is reflected on the surface of the water. Centered at the bottom of the poster is a circular seal: a shield with a U.S. flag motif, surrounded by wheat stalks. (This is a seal of the U.S. Food Administration.)

### Physical Description

1 poster : col. ; 55 x 36 cm.

### Notes

"O.C."

"United States Food Administration"

###                                         Subjects                                    

###                                                         Keywords                                                    

              -  Kaiser Wilhelm II 
              -  U-boats 
              -  civilian responsibility 
              -  enemy imagery 
              -  sinking ship 
              -  submarines 
              -  victory 

###                                                         Library of Congress Subject Headings                                                    

              -  Food conservation -- United States -- Posters -- Specimens. 
              -  War posters, American -- 1914-1918 -- Specimens. 
              -  William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941. 
              -  World War, 1914-1918 -- Food supply -- Posters -- Specimens. 
              -  World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Posters -- Specimens. 

###                                             Language                                        

            -  English 

###                                         Item Type                                    

            -  Poster 

###                                         Identifier                                    

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            -  Accession or Local Control No :                                                                                                                                                             Database No. 282                                                                                                                                                                                                             
            -  Accession or Local Control No :                                                                                                                                                             Historical Collection Accession No. Y2068                                                                                                                                                                                                             
            -  Call Number :                                                                                                                                                             Posters WW2 Steele 1                                                                                                                                                                                                             
            -  OCLC :                                                                                                                                                             51040216                                                                                                                                                                                                             
            -  UNT Catalog No. :                                                                                                                                                             b2716770                                                                                                                                                                | View in Discover 
            -  Archival Resource Key :                                                     ark:/67531/metadc418 

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####                                                         World War One Collection                                                    

Materials focusing on the World War I era from 1914 to 1918.  In addition to materials that were actually created during the time period, the collection may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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###                                                                             Added to The UNT Digital Library                                                                    

        -                                                                                                      June 12, 2006, 9:34 p.m.                                                                                             

###                                                                             Description Last Updated                                                                    

        -                                                                                                      June 2, 2010, 5:38 p.m.                                                                                             

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Steele.Defeat the Kaiser and his U-boats : victory depends on which fails first, food or frightfulness : eat less wheat.,poster,              Date Unknown;                              (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc418/:accessed September 22, 2024),University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;    crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.