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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Save Rubber, Check Your Tires Now
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Save Rubber, Check Your Tires Now

Object numberMO 2005.13.35.102.1
Name Poster
Artist (American, 1907 - 2006)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1940 - 1942)
Issuing Body (American, 1940 - 1942)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 22 in (71.1 cm x 55.9 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of four uniformed U.S. Army soldiers riding in a jeep. Black, white, and yellow text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: They've got more important / places to go than you!... / Save Rubber / CHECK YOUR TIRES NOW. The artwork is by Walter Richards. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942-O-498482 / OWI Poster No. 21. Additonal copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D. C. / / DIVISION OF INFORMATION / OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT / WASHINGTON D.C.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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