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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.
Get in the Scrap
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Get in the Scrap

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.280
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1942
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 28 1/2 in x W 20 in (72.4 cm x 50.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn off-white poster with four separate black and gray illustrations of military equipment. Upper left has an image of bomb and text in red reading: A 2000-lb. Aerial Bomb uses 600 pounds of scrap metals. Upper right has an image of a tank and text in red reading: A Medium Tank uses 15 tons of scrap metals. Lower left has an image of a battleship and text in red reading: A 35,000-ton Battleship uses 20,000 tons of scrap metals. Lower right has an image of an anti-aircraft gun and text in red reading: A 3-inch Anti-aircraft Gun uses 3 ton of scrap metals. At the bottom of the poster is large red text reading: GET IN THE SCRAP. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-471153 / War Production Board / Bureau of Industrial Conservation [followed by WPB logo].
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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