Let's Share the Meat!
Object numberMO 2005.13.44.11
Name
Poster
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
Office of Price Administration
(American, 1941 - 1947)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1945
Mediumcardboard
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 21 in (27.9 cm x 53.3 cm )
DescriptionA white poster with a color illustration of Uncle Sam walking away from a butcher's counter with a basket full of packages wrapped in brown paper hanging on his left arm. He is looking at a large pocket watch held in his right hand. In the background, the butcher is assisting a woman at the front of a line while an additional woman and man in the line are smilingly observing Uncle Sam. Red and black text reads: HE's first… / you're next / LET'S SHARE THE MEAT! / By paying ration points… By paying no more than ceiling prices. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: Distributed by OWI for Office of Price Administration / INF-P658 (4-45) / U. S. Government Printing Office : 1945-O-640452.
Additional DetailsCredit LineGift from 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