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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 Your Cans, Help Pass the Ammunition
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Save Your Cans, Help Pass the Ammunition

Object numberMO 2005.13.35.7.4
Name Poster
Artist (American illustrator, 1891 - 1943)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Datecirca 1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 33 1/2 in x W 24 5/8 in (85.1 cm x 62.5 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring a woman's hand, holding out a can of tomatoes, projecting out from the right side of the poster. The can is shown transforming into the bullets of an ammunition belt for an automatic weapon being fired by two helmeted U.S. Army soldiers shown at the center of the poster. White and blue text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: SAVE YOUR CANS / Help Pass the Ammunition/ PREPARE YOUR TIN CANS / FOR WAR / 1 REMOVE TOPS AND BOTTOMS / 2 TAKE OF PAPER LABELS / 3 WASH THOROUGHLY / 4 FLATTEN FIRMLY. The artwork is by McClelland Barclay, USNR. The War Production Board eagle emblem is located in the bottom left corner followed by the text: APPROVED BY SALVAGE DIVISION, WAR PRODUCTION BOARD.
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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