Thursday, January 29, 2009

Protecting Our Food

I put all the photos and a few illustrations from the 1966 USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) handbook entitled Protecting Our Food on Flickr.

It's chock full of photos of pesticides being applied, scientists working to come up with more additives, farmers, people working in food related plants, grocery shoppers, and animals and insects. I was surprised to find this photo of a young, hungry, but happy John Kruk in amongst the photos, but there he was nonetheless:
And this sexy thing is Pestina:
She was a cartoon that reminded people who travelled outside the country to check their clothes and luggage for unwanted bugs that might hitch a ride in to the USA and ruin our food supply. I'd kind of like to see her and Judy Jetson kiss and fool around a little bit. What? Did I say that out loud? Sorry.

Anyhoo, you can see all the cheesy vintage USDA goodness by clicking here.

6 comments:

Snad said...

That boy looks like Rush Limbaugh. He hasn't gotten any better, I'd say.

dguzman said...

OMG, I remember Pestina!

Chris said...

Are you kidding? Blondie Bumstead is the hottest cartoon babe, hands down!

Missy said...

Pestina, buzzzzzzzzz indeed.

Cormac Brown said...

Methinks "Pestina" with her hitchhiking thumb represents another bug altogether. Penicillin, anyone?

Life As I Know It Now said...

Good god! Is there enough food on that table?!?