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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.
There's Ammunition in This Kitchen
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

There's Ammunition in This Kitchen

Object numberMO 2005.13.35.3
Name Poster
Artist
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1943)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 17 in x W 14 in (43.2 cm x 35.6 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of an overweight, rat-covered, and generally grimy looking Nazi soldier wearing a helmet and a blood-splattered apron. He is hunched over and pouring grease into a wooden bucket. Additional rats surround the bucket. White, blue, and red text in the upper and lower sections of the poster reads: Can HE / save / more grease / THAN YOU / ? / THERE'S AMMUNITION / IN THIS KITCHEN. The artwork is by Archiver. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: ARMY CONSERVATION PROJECT NO. 41-Q-12 / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1943-O-556224 / THIS POSTER WILL BE DISPLAYED IN KITCHENS ONLY. The US Army Conservation Program logo is located in the lower left corner.
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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