Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Cut Wolf Trees For Fuel
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.123
Object Type
Poster
Artist
Earle Bartrom Winslow
(American artist, 1884 - 1969)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(American, founded 1862)
Date1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 18 1/4 in x W 13 in (46.4 cm x 33 cm )
Physical DescriptionA World War II U.S. conservation poster. The color poster features an artwork illustration of a man standing in a small clearing in a forest, looking up at a tree. Dressed in overalls, he holds an axe in his left hand and a crosscut saw over his right shoulder. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower right corner of the illustration: "Earle B Winslow.” Text below the illustration states: “CUT WOLF TREES FOR FUEL / Make Room for Better Trees.”
Additional small text at the bottom of the poster reads: “U.S. Department of Agriculture / Forest Service / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945—O-645347.”
Additional DetailsAdditional small text at the bottom of the poster reads: “U.S. Department of Agriculture / Forest Service / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945—O-645347.”
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
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)
Not on view