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English: The United States Food Administration (1917–1920) was an independent Federal agency that controlled the production and distribution of food in the U.S. during World War I. Herbert Hoover was appointed to direct the agency.
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Excerpt: Branch Administrations were set up in every State and in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. … The Food Administration was given broad powers to control the production, distribution, and conservation of food. It also had responsibilities for preventing monopolies and hoarding and maintaining governmental control of foods by means of voluntary agreements and a licensing system for the importation, manufacture, storage, and distribution of foodstuffs.… At the height of its activities, in September 1918, there were 44 divisions. - More information
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Media in category "United States Food Administration"
The following 200 files are in this category, out of 581 total.
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AtlanticCity1917StrandCocaCola.jpeg 1,992 × 1,419; 449 KB
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Better fruit (19745516844).jpg 1,330 × 796; 277 KB
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Civil Service Com. & Railroad Adm. LCCN2016847397.jpg 6,241 × 4,515; 3.39 MB
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Food and the war; a textbook for college classes (IA cu31924000535843).pdf 710 × 1,143, 400 pages; 6.31 MB
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Food Adm. Cafeteria LCCN2016824385.jpg 5,200 × 4,007; 2.19 MB
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Food Adm. canning LCCN2016824388.jpg 6,432 × 5,122; 3.78 MB
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Food Adm. Canning, N.Y.C. LCCN2016824389.jpg 6,455 × 5,117; 3.11 MB
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Food Adm. LCCN2016824340.jpg 6,438 × 5,094; 3.57 MB
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Food Adm. LCCN2016824629.jpg 5,171 × 6,408; 3.65 MB
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Food Adm. LCCN2016824630.jpg 6,383 × 5,098; 2.96 MB
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Food Adm. War kitchen, 926 McPherson St., Wash., D.C. LCCN2016824390.jpg 6,438 × 5,106; 2.43 MB
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Food Adm. War Kitchen, Pittsburg, Pa. LCCN2016824628.jpg 7,129 × 5,496; 4.42 MB
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Food Adm., Girl Scout garden, 1 & T St. N.E., (Washington, D.C.) LCCN2016823011.jpg 6,049 × 4,396; 4.02 MB
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Food Adm., Girl Scout garden, 1 & T St. N.E., (Washington, D.C.) LCCN2016823012.jpg 6,053 × 4,369; 4.06 MB
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Food Adm., Girl Scout garden, 1 & T St. N.E., (Washington, D.C.) LCCN2016823013.jpg 6,070 × 4,391; 5.46 MB
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Food Adm., Women farmers LCCN2016824339.jpg 6,449 × 5,100; 3.96 MB
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Food Adm.- farmerettes LCCN2016824351.jpg 6,444 × 5,100; 4.38 MB
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Food Adm.- making sauerkraut LCCN2016824355.jpg 6,433 × 5,117; 3.23 MB
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Food Admin., (Cleveland, Ohio) LCCN2016827037.jpg 6,038 × 4,407; 2.83 MB
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Food Administration - Anti-Waste Campaign - Food conservation display - NARA - 31481866.jpg 9,201 × 6,221; 18.78 MB