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HERBERT HOOVER (1874-1964)
U.S.
President 1929-1933 |
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HERBERT HOOVER (1874-1964)
U.S.
President 1929-1933 |
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Letter from then
Head of the U.S. Food Administration from president-to-be Herbert Hoover to Alice Barber
Stephens, July 12, 1917, thanking her for her "splendid picture of the
woman with the hoe working in the garden....It will be very helpful in our
campaign to make use of the volunteer spirit of our country in
conserving the food supply."
The painting, titled War Gardens, was a response to Charles Dana Gibson's appeal to design "posters with a punch back of them." It is now in the collection of the Library of Congress. 1 page, 26.5 x 20.2 cm. Alice Barber Stephens papers, 1858-1932. |
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