During World War II, people took it upon themselves to survive and thrive.
Americans at home had to ration during the war. The Department of Agriculture encouraged citizens across the country to grow their own food, and everyone did their duty.
"Victory Gardens", as they became known, kept the soldiers fed, fostered a sense of community, and ultimately brought us one step closer to victory.
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World War I poster from Canada
1918
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Victory garden in Ontario, Canada
1943
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U.S. victory poster featuring Columbia sowing seeds
1918
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Children’s school Victory Gardens on First Avenue between Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Streets
1943
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The British "Dig on for Victory" poster by Peter Fraser
1945
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A Chicago and North Western railroad worker cultivating a small Victory garden in the Proviso yard, Chicago
1943
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American WWII-era poster promoting victory gardens
1943
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A victory garden in a bomb crater in London during WWII
1943
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"ABC of Victory Gardens" cover page created by artist D.H. Bedford
A handbook for maintaining a victory garden
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“Plan for a Very Small Garden” pamphlet from the United States Department of Agriculture
1943
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Buying seeds for a victory garden
1943
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Harry Nelson gives his 10-year-old daughter and her Girl Scout friends some pointers in transplanting vegetables to the victory garden
1943
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Victory Gardening in DC
1943
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Vegetable crop display at the Amache Agricultural Fair
1943
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“Shoot To Kill! Protect Your Victory Garden.” Poster, US Department of Agriculture
1943
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Cover of the Mills Seeds catalog
1943
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Poster encouraging people to grow Victory Gardens
Circa 1940s
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One of the many small Victory Gardens seen throughout the Rohwer Center of Arkansas
1944
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A Victory Garden, Chicago
1942
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Poster encouraging victory gardens from the US Department of Agriculture
1942
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Victory garden near Columbia University
1943
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A resident of southwest Washington, DC and her Victory Garden
1943
