Public domain
This wet cellar is a poor place for canned foods. The air must be moist, to keep vegetables and fruits from shrivelling, but there should be no water standing on the floor or seeping through the walls. Molds will grow in a place like this when the weather is warm
From the collection of Library of Congress. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Credit lineThis wet cellar is a poor place for canned foods. The air must be moist, to keep vegetables and fruits from shrivelling, but there should be no water standing on the floor or seeping through the walls. 1942-01-01. Collier, John, Jr, Collier, John. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
Similar works
This is a poor place to keep canned foods. The jars are too near the stove
Food stored in wet basement is apt to mold. At Calvert County, Maryland
And this is also a poor place. Sunlight causes some foods to fade. Direct sunshine makes too much heat for the jars
Barto, Berks County, Pennsylvania. August 1938. Mrs. Thomas Evans' preserves in the cellar on the farm of Thomas Evans, a FSA (Farm Security Administration) client
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Canned goods for an emergency on the Enos Royer farm
Weak shelf board endangers jars. Calvert County, Maryland