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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.
If It'll Save a Second It's a Great Idea
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

If It'll Save a Second It's a Great Idea

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.34.72.1
Object Type Poster
Artist (American painter and designer, 1915 - 1991)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 40 1/8 in x W 28 1/2 in (101.9 cm x 72.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of three laborers along the left -- one on top of the other -- performing different industrial tasks. At right is the image of a large pocket watch showing the time as 2:03. White, yellow, and black text in the lower half of the poster reads: If it'll save a second / IT'S A GREAT IDEA - / let's have it! / SHORT CUTS CAN SHORTEN THE WAR. The artwork is by Henry Koerner. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-510895 War Production Board / War Production Drive Headquarters / Washington D.C. A-31.
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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