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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.
Starve the Squander Bug
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Starve the Squander Bug

Object numberMO 2005.13.36.256.1
Name Poster
Artist (American, 1904 - 1991)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1943 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1789)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 8 in x W 32 in (20.3 cm x 81.3 cm )
DescriptionA color poster at the center of which, on a gray background, is black and green text reading: Starve the Squander Bug / Buy / MORE WAR BONDS. On either end of the poster is a green circle on an orange background. Within each circle is a black and white illustration of a Dr. Seuss-like character eating paper with "$" on them. Additional small text in the bottom margin of the poster reads: U. S. Government Printing Office : 1943-O-555548 / WFD 866-B.
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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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