Title

batalla de l ou (On 26th January begins the battle of the egg).

Caption

batalla de l ou (On 26th January begins the battle of the egg). Poster of the Generalitat of Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War. This poster, which depicts a highly prolific rooster and hen, was published in Valencia by the Confederación Nacional de Trabajo and the Unión General de Trabajadores through their jointly-controlled Economic Council of Agriculture and Livestock. It was released in the winter of 1937, during a campaign called the Batalla del Huevo (the Battle of the Egg) that was designed to increase egg production within the Republican zone.

Date

1936

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP17A04_495

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (3,4Mb) / 12,8in x 18,3in / 3829 x 5477 (300dpi)

Keywords

Poster Generalitat of Catalonia Generalist Catalonia Catalan prolific rooster hen Valencia Confederación Nacional de Trabajo Unión General de Trabajadores Economic Council of Agriculture and Livestock Agriculture Farm Farming campaign Batalla del Huevo egg production Republican Republic Spanish Civil War Civil War Second World War World War Two World War II WWII War 20th Century