Soldiers making chocolate bars for the military in December 1918. The bars, manufactured by Knickerbocker Chocolate Co. in New York City, were designed to provide nourishment and strength to the fighting men. The bars were wrapped in packaging labeled "Sportsman's vanilla Chocolate Bracer."

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