Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Another Enemy To Conquer
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.169.1
Object Type
Poster
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(American, founded 1862)
Issuing Body
U.S. Office of War Information
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1944
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 21 in (27.9 cm x 53.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA World War II U.S. conservation poster. The color poster features a cartoon-like illustration of a family of squirrels – one on a tree limb and three others in a tree hole behind it – watching with horror as the flames of a raging forest fire approach their home. A text block over the illustration states: “ANOTHER ENEMY TO CONQUER / FOREST FIRES / NINE OUT OF TEN CAN BE PREVENTED.” The unidentified artist’s initials are in the lower right quadrant of the illustration: “B.T.”
Small text in the bottom margin of the poster reads: “U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944—O-615996 / Distributed by O.W. I. for Federal and State Forest Service.”
Additional DetailsSmall text in the bottom margin of the poster reads: “U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944—O-615996 / Distributed by O.W. I. for Federal and State Forest Service.”
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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