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

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.

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

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

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