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Photograph of World War I victory garden exhibit booth, between 1914 and 1918

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Title	Photograph of World War I victory garden exhibit booth, between 1914 and 1918
Personal name	Matthews, J.H., Mrs.
Topical entry	Food Military History Home Front World War I Popular Culture Capital City Organizations Women Food preservation Canning and preserving Flags Victory gardens--Tennessee--Nashville World War, 1914-1918--War work--Tennessee--Nashville World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Female World War, 1914-1918--Women--Tennessee--Nashville World War, 1914-1918--Tennessee--Nashville Vegetables--Tennessee--Nashville Cookery (Vegetables)--Tennessee--Nashville Exhibitions--Tennessee--Nashville Exhibit booths--Tennessee--Nashville Economic aspects of war--Tennessee--Nashville Canning & preserving--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville (Tenn.)--Social conditions
Description	A photograph of Mrs. J.H. Matthews showing off a sampling of her Victory Garden produce and canned goods. She won fourteen ribbons at the Tennessee State Fair War Exhibition and was very active in the Victory Garden Association, demonstrating to homes the proper way to successfully set up your own garden. During World War I, Americans were encouraged to grow their own produce in a private garden in order to leave a larger supply of commercially mass produced food available for the troops overseas. This home front effort resulted not only in a savings for the War Department, but also as an at-home morale booster. Gardeners could feel empowered by their contribution of labor and rewarded by the produce grown in their civic gardens. Forms part of the Nashville Room Historic Photographs Collection. 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in.
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	between 1914 and 1918
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	P-2665
Language	English
Relation	Nashville Room Historic Photographs Collection
Coverage	1910-1919
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-P-2665