Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
What You Make Can Prevent This
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.34.142.1
Object Type
Poster
Artist
Adolph Treidler
(American artist, 1886 - 1981)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Army
(American, founded 1775)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 1/4 in (50.8 cm x 36.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color WWII U.S. Army production poster featuring an artwork illustration of a desolate Pacific beach on which is a helmet-topped wooden cross grave marker. In the background, black smoke rises from behind a stand of destroyed palm trees. Black text on the bottom of the image reads: “WHAT YOU MAKE CAN PREVENT THIS." The artist’s facsimile signature is on the right side of the artwork: “ADOLPH TREIDLER.” In the upper left corner of the poster is "U.S ARMY OFFICIAL POSTER" and the Great Seal of the United States.
Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: “ISD No. 208. / U.S. Government Printing Office: 1944-O—619095.”
Additional DetailsAdditional small text in the bottom margin reads: “ISD No. 208. / U.S. Government Printing Office: 1944-O—619095.”
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)
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