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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.
Pour it On!
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Pour it On!

Object numberMO 2005.13.34.90
Name Poster
Artist (American, 1897 - 1979)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 40 in x W 28 1/2 in (101.6 cm x 72.4 cm )
DescriptionAn orange, black and white poster featuring an illustration of a giant shirtless man wearing goggles and a cap and holding a metallurgy ladle. Pouring out from the ladle are war planes and ships. White text at the top of the poster reads: POUR IT ON! In the upper right of the poster is the logo for the United States War Production Board (WPB). The artwork is by Garrett Price. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-476539 War Production Board / Washington, D.C. A-14."
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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