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Sir, Don't Waste While Your Wife Saves, Adopt the Doctrine of the Clean Plate,
1914/1918
Crawford Young (Artist) American W. F. Powers Company Lithograph (Printer) American
Commercial lithograph printed in color
sheet: 29 1/8 x 21 in. 73.9 x 53.3 cm
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Wiener
F82.291
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In plate, lower right of image, partly illegible: CRAWFORD / ( )OUN( )
In plate, lower center: Sir- / don't waste while / your wife saves / Adopt the doctrine / of the clean plate / do your share / UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION; lower left corner: NO 20.; lower right corner: THE W.F. POWERS CO. LITHO; N.Y.
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Crawford Young, Sir, Don't Waste While Your Wife Saves, Adopt the Doctrine of the Clean Plate,, 1914/1918, Commercial lithograph printed in color. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Wiener, F82.291.
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