SCHOOL GARDENS turn Spare Time, Idle Land, Surplus Energy into Good Times, Good Things to Eat, Good Health
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Title
SCHOOL GARDENS turn Spare Time, Idle Land, Surplus Energy into Good Times, Good Things to Eat, Good Health
Subject
School gardens
Propaganda, American
Description
Hand drawn poster from the National Child Welfare Association on 70 fifth Avenue in New York City depicting children tending to garden plots in front of a school building
Creator
National Child Welfare Association
Source
New-York Historical Society
Date
1919-09-25
Contributor
Angela Zhinin
Rights
Copyright 1919 from National Child Welfare Association, displayed under Fair Use
Format
jpeg
Language
English
Poster Item Type Metadata
Text
SCHOOL GARDENS
turn
Spare Time
Idle Land
Surplus Energy
into
Good Times
Good Things to Eat
Good Health
(c) 1919
8 / National Child Welfare Association, Inc.
70 Fifth Ave, New York City
turn
Spare Time
Idle Land
Surplus Energy
into
Good Times
Good Things to Eat
Good Health
(c) 1919
8 / National Child Welfare Association, Inc.
70 Fifth Ave, New York City
Physical Dimensions
28 inches by 17 inches
Citation
World War I Posters File, PR-055-7, Folder 35, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, the New-York Historical Society.
Files
Citation
National Child Welfare Association, “SCHOOL GARDENS turn Spare Time, Idle Land, Surplus Energy into Good Times, Good Things to Eat, Good Health,” Creating Digital History @ NYU, accessed September 17, 2026, https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/items/show/67.
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