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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Plow Around To Prevent Woods Fires
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.35.122.2
Object Type
Poster
Artist
John Vickery
(Australian-American artist, 1906 - 1983)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Department of the Interior
(American government department, founded 1849)
Issuing Body
Bureau of Land Management
(American government agency, founded 1946)
Date1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 15 1/4 in x W 18 3/8 in (38.7 cm x 46.7 cm )
Physical DescriptionA World War II U.S. conservation poster. The color poster features a painted illustration depicting a farmer plowing a firebreak in a large clearing. A pile of burning branches is being tended to inside the plowed ring. Additional piles of branches from felled trees await burning both inside and outside the firebreak. The artist’s facsimile signature is in the lower right corner of the illustration: “John Vickery.” Text below the illustration instructs: “PLOW AROUND TO PREVENT WOODS FIRES / SEE YOUR FIRE WARDEN BEFORE BURNING."
Small text in the bottom margin of the poster reads: “United States Department of the Interior / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1945—O-661358 / Bureau of Land Management."
Additional DetailsSmall text in the bottom margin of the poster reads: “United States Department of the Interior / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1945—O-661358 / Bureau of Land Management."
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)
Not on view
