The Liberty Bond potato was not bred to be red, white, and blue, but still relied on the mass appeal of Liberty Bonds for its marketing, from Lou S. Darling Seed Co.’s Hardy Northern Seeds (1919).
Featured on PDR in the essay Propagating Propaganda: Franklin Barrett’s Red, White, and Blue Liberty Bond Carp
Toward the end of World War I, as the US peddled hard its Liberty Bonds for the war effort, goldfish dealer Franklin Barrett bred a stars-and-stripes-colored carp: a living, swimming embodiment of patriotism. Laurel Waycott uncovers the story of this “Liberty Bond Fish” and the wider use of animals in propaganda of the time.
Also appearing in the essay…
The Liberty Bond Potato
Date
1919
From
Hardy Northern Seeds
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