Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Save Rubber, Check Your Tires Now
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.102.1
Object Type
Poster
Artist
Walter DuBois Richards
(American, 1907 - 2006)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
Division of Information
(American, 1940 - 1942)
Issuing Body
Office For Emergency Management
(American, 1940 - 1942)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 22 in (71.1 cm x 55.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of four uniformed U.S. Army soldiers riding in a jeep. Black, white, and yellow text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: They've got more important / places to go than you!... / Save Rubber / CHECK YOUR TIRES NOW. The artwork is by Walter Richards. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942-O-498482 / OWI Poster No. 21.
Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D. C. / / DIVISION OF INFORMATION / OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT / WASHINGTON D.C.
Additional DetailsAdditional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D. C. / / DIVISION OF INFORMATION / OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT / WASHINGTON D.C.
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.In Collection(s)
Exhibitions
Not on view