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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Don't Burn Waste Paper
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.100
Object Type
Poster
Maker
Leo Rabkin
(American painter, sculptor and collector, 1919 - 2015)
Issuing Body
Office For Emergency Management
(American, 1940 - 1942)
Issuing Body
Division of Information
(American, 1940 - 1942)
Dateca. 1940-1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 21 3/4 in x W 17 3/8 in (55.2 cm x 44.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA World War II U.S. conservation poster. The color poster features a graphic illustration of a metal trashcan filled with various types of paper waste, including newspapers and cardboard boxes, with flames rising from it. Black and red text on the image reads: “Don't burn WASTE PAPER / Our war effort needs it / Call A Collector!" The artist’s facsimile signature is to the right of the trashcan: “RABKIN.”
Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: “[Great Seal of the United States] / DIVISION OF INFORMATION / OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT / WASHINGTON, D. C."
Additional DetailsAdditional small text in the bottom margin reads: “[Great Seal of the United States] / DIVISION OF INFORMATION / OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT / WASHINGTON, D. C."
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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