Starve the Squander Bug
Object numberMO 2005.13.36.256.1
Name
Poster
Artist
Theodor Seuss Geisel
(American, 1904 - 1991)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
War Finance Division
(American, 1943 - 1945)
Issuing Body
U.S. Department of the Treasury
(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 DetailsCredit 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.Collections
Exhibitions
Non exposé