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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 Waste Paper
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Save Waste Paper

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.104
Object Type Poster
Artist (1909 - 1990)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Date1944
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 1/8 in x W 20 1/8 in (71.4 cm x 51.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a woman wearing a green shirt and a red and white striped full-length apron. She is tying string around a stack of cardboard. To her right are bundles of newspapers and magazines, as well as a barrel of scrap paper. Red and white text at the left top and bottom of the poster reads: Save Waste Paper / GIVE OR / SELL IT! / CALL YOUR SALVAGE / COMMITTEE TODAY! In the lower right corner of the poster is a white bubble containing red and black text instructing: Sort and Bundle / 1 / BROWN PAPER, BAGS, / CORRUGATED BOXES / 2 / WASTEBASKET SCRAPS / 3 / OLD NEWSPAPERS / 4 / OLD MAGAZINES. The artwork is by Alex Ross. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944-O-607303.
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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