Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
They Are Saving Fats for Victory in America --
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.115
Object Type
Poster
Artist
Otto Soglow
(American illustrator and cartoonist, 1900 - 1975)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
War Production Board
(American government agency, 1942 - 1945)
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 11 3/4 in x W 8 3/4 in (29.8 cm x 22.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA small black and white World War II war conservation poster with a red border. The poster features a cartoon of Adolf Hitler and a corpulent Hermann Göring standing at a desk or table. Hitler is holding a report and asking Göring, “They are saving fats for victory in America — What are you going to do about it?" The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower left corner of the artwork: “O. SOGLOW.”
Small text along the bottom of the page reads: "GPO 480631 – O - 42 / BB-17. War Production Drive Headquarters, War Production Board."
Additional DetailsSmall text along the bottom of the page reads: "GPO 480631 – O - 42 / BB-17. War Production Drive Headquarters, War Production Board."
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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