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United States. Office of War Information Where our men are fighting/our food is fighting

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09520.29 Author/Creator: United States. Office of War Information Place Written: s.l. Type: Poster Date: 1943 Pagination: 2 posters : col. Height: 71.2 cm, Width: 56 cm Order a Copy

Government Printing Office # O-506016. In the foreground, a crate of food is dropping via parachute. In the background are parachuting men.

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