Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
When You're Fighting Fire You're Not Logging
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.63
Object Type
Poster
Artist
H. L. Gifford
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(American, founded 1862)
Date1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 14 1/4 in (50.8 cm x 36.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA World War II U.S. conservation poster titled “WHEN YOU'RE FIGHTING FIRE YOU'RE NOT LOGGING." The orange, green, and white poster features a woodcut-style illustration of a lumberjack standing on a stump, an axe slung over his shoulder. Beside him is a felled and cut tree. In the background, smoke from a forest fire rises from a tree-lined hill. Text below the illustration states: “9 OUT OF 10 FIRES CAN BE PREVENTED." The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower right corner of the illustration: "H. L. GIFFORD – 44."
Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: “U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICE / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945—O-626427 / STATE FOREST SERVICE."
Additional DetailsAdditional small text in the bottom margin reads: “U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICE / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945—O-626427 / 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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